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How does thunder causes?

when lightning strikes it opens up a hole in the air called channel then after lightning strike air collapsed back in creating soundwaves called thunder


Can thunder strike kill?

No. Thunder is the noise that lightning makes.


How do you figure the distance of storms from you?

If it is a thunderstorm, you check how long it takes to hear the thunder after you see a lightning strike. For every five seconds, the lightning strike is about one mile away. The lightning causes the thunder, and the sound travels at a speed of about one mile per five seconds.


Why do you sometimes hear thunder at about the same time of lightning?

you are probably hearing the thunder from a different lightning strike.


What is the sound that results from the rapid expansion of air along a lightning strike called?

The sound that results from the rapid expansion of air along a lightning strike is called thunder. Thunder is caused by the heating and rapid expansion of air around the lightning bolt, creating shock waves that we hear as a loud rumbling noise.


What causes lots of lightning but no thunder during a storm?

Lightning without thunder during a storm is typically caused by a phenomenon known as heat lightning. Heat lightning occurs when lightning strikes far away and the sound of thunder does not travel as far as the light from the strike. This can happen when the storm is too far away for the sound waves to reach your location, resulting in the appearance of lightning without the accompanying thunder.


What is stronger lightning or thunder?

Thunder i guess but lightning make a sound of thunder so it would probably be both!


Why do you hear tunder sound after lightning explain?

You hear thunder after seeing lightning because lightning produces intense heat that causes the air to rapidly expand and create a shock wave. This shock wave is what we hear as thunder. The distance between you and the lightning strike can affect the time gap between seeing the lightning and hearing the thunder.


What is it called when lightning and thunder occur together?

When lightning and thunder occur simultaneously, it is known as a lightning strike. Lightning is the electrical discharge seen in the sky, while thunder is the sound produced by the rapid expansion and contraction of air around the lightning bolt.


What causes claps of thunder?

Lightning is very hot, about 27760 degrees Celsius. When the lightning heats the air around it , the air instantly expands, resounding with a shock wave.The clap is an indication of how close you are to the lightning strike, a sharp bang means you are very close ( the sound will come almost immediately after the strike or at the same time), if you are farther away it will sound like a rumble as the sound waves bounce off the geographical features on its way to you ( the thunder will come several seconds later than the lightning strike )As kids we used to count the seconds that it took for the thunder to resound after a lightning strike to tell how far away it was, one second for one mile


Is thunder chemical energy?

Thunder is not chemical energy. It is a natural phenomenon that occurs as a result of the rapid expansion and contraction of air surrounding a lightning strike. This causes vibrations in the air, which we perceive as the sound of thunder.


How wide is a thunder?

The width of a thunder refers to the sound produced by lightning. Thunder can be heard up to 10 miles away from a lightning strike, with the volume of sound decreasing the further you are from the strike.