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As ice crystals and water droplets bump an rub against each other inside a thunderstorm electrons get transferred between these particles, giving them electrical charges. Air currents within the thunderstorm then carry these particles around so that different regions of the storm become either positively or negatively charged. Eventually these charges can become great enough that massive discharges of electricity occur. This is called lightning. The lightning instantaneously superheats the air it travels through to tens of thousands of degrees. The air expands rapidly, creating a shockwave that we hear as thunder.
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What weather condition contributes to a thunderstorm?
when the hot air from higher up meets with cooler, lower air and they collide and create thunder & when thunder happens, lightening is created after thunder
Where does a thunderstorm mostly occur?
were do thunder storms occur
What is thunder and how does it occur?
Thunder is a sound made by lightning, where the sudden increase in pressure and heat from the lightning causes a rapid expansion of air that resulted in a loud sound.
What is the differience between A Thunderstorm and A Hailstorm?
A thunder storm is any storm cloud that produces thunder and lighting. A hailstorm is a thunderstorm that produces chunks of ice that fall from the sky as precipitation.
What is the difference between thunderstorm and wind?
Wind is the movement of air. A thunderstorm is a rain shower that produces thunder and lightning.
What weather condition contributes to a thunderstorm?
when the hot air from higher up meets with cooler, lower air and they collide and create thunder & when thunder happens, lightening is created after thunder
Why do lighting and thunder occur during a thunderstorm?
Because if there wasn't thunder or lightning, it wouldn't be called a thunderstorm.
What is a large storm that produce hail rain and thunder?
A thunderstorm. A thunderstorm produces thunder and lightning, rain, and not very often but hail as well.
What is a flash of lightning and the thunder that follows?
thunderstorm
What is flash of lightning and the thunder that follows?
thunderstorm
What kind of storm has lightning and thunder?
Any storm that has lightning and thunder is a thunderstorm. It wouldn't matter if there was snow, rain or no precipitation falling, if there is lightning it is a thunderstorm
What does active thunderstorm mean?
An active thunderstorm means that there is currently a thunderstorm in an area indicated. There is probably thunder, lightning, wind, and rain occurring when a thunderstorm is active.
When does a heavy rain turn into a thunderstorm?
Heavy rain becomes a thunderstorm when there is thunder and lightning. This usually happens when the clouds reach a significant enough height and the updraft becomes strong enough to separated electrical charges.
Where does a thunderstorm mostly occur?
were do thunder storms occur
What is thunder head?
A cumulonimbus cloud/thunderstorm cloud
What is an thunder storm?
Chance of thunderstorm is 1-2%.
What is thunderstorm in french?
tonnerre = thunder orage = storm
