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What does the time difference between thunder and lightning mean?
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∙ 12y ago
It means that the light-flash of the event traveled to you faster than the sound
of it was able to travel.
That's confirmed by some information from Physics, where we learn that light travels
about 800 thousand times faster through air than sound does.
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What does thunderstorms mean?
A transient, sometimes violent storm of thunder and lightning, often accompanied by rain and sometimes hail.
If you see lightning and didn't here thunder what dose that mean?
You saw heat lightning then. Heat lightning is to far away to hear
What does struck by a bolt of lightning mean?
it means getting hit by thunder
What does it mean if you see a flash of thunder and clap of thunder at almost the exact same time?
It means your too close to the lightning!
What does rain thunder mean?
thundery rain means there is a chance you may hear thunder and see lightning during a heavy downpour
What does thunderstorms mean?
A transient, sometimes violent storm of thunder and lightning, often accompanied by rain and sometimes hail.
What is the Arabic word for lightening?
if you mean lightening as in getting lighter الصواعق البرق or if you mean lightning as in thunder and lightning
What would it mean if there were many seconds in between the flash of lightning and the roar of thunder?
it means the storm is about 1 mile away
What does it mean if there is thunder and lightning but no precipitation?
It means that there is thunder and lightning in the sky, but NO PRECIPITATION,so there isn't any rain,hail,sleet,snow,etc.
What costs thunder?
Did you mean 'what causes thunder'. I will say the answer for that question. It is actually the lightning that causes thunder. Lightning causes thunder by super-heating a small area of air which then causes an electric current. According to my knowledge, this is the answer for your question.
If you see lightning and didn't here thunder what dose that mean?
You saw heat lightning then. Heat lightning is to far away to hear
What does Selena Gomez mean when she says you are the thunder and im the lightning in her new song Naturally?
Them lyrics are from the song Naturally, and they mean: Thunder and Lightning nearly always come together and when you think thunder you think lightning. Selena mean's in Naturally that she's found that special person who belongs with her, like thunder belongs with lightning. It's hard to describe. Lightning comes with thunder so Selena means they are never one with out the other. She's found the thunder to her lightning = she founds the person that belongs with her. III THIINK.
What do the words 'Donder' and 'Blitzen' mean?
Thunder and Lightning; in German, of course.
What does struck by a bolt of lightning mean?
it means getting hit by thunder
Why do you not hear thunder right away?
If you mean hearing thunder right after a lightning, it is because sound travels slower than light, and thus, you would hear the thunder a bit later than seeing a lightning strike.
What does thunder mean?
thundery rain means there is a chance you may hear thunder and see lightning during a heavy downpour
What does it mean if you see a flash of thunder and clap of thunder at almost the exact same time?
It means your too close to the lightning!
