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What is the approximte distance of a thunderstorm if you notice a three-second delay between the flash of lighting and the sound of the thunder?
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∙ 14y ago
About three-fifths of a mile. The sound of the thunder takes approximately five seconds to travel one mile.
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What is called a thunderstorm's worst killer?
Tornadoes are called a thunderstorm's worst killer.
Why do lighting and thunder occur during a thunderstorm?
Because if there wasn't thunder or lightning, it wouldn't be called a thunderstorm.
A bright flash of light during a thunderstorm?
a cloud at ground level ?
What is a usually brief and heavy storm with rain strong winds lighting and thunder is called?
A thunderstorm.
What is the difference between tornado and lighting?
A tornado is a violently rotating column of air extending from the base of a thunderstorm to the ground. Lightning is a massive discharge of static electricity that occurs during a thunderstorm.
What is called a thunderstorm's worst killer?
Tornadoes are called a thunderstorm's worst killer.
What do thunder and lighting have in common?
Thunder and lighting are both products of a thunderstorm. Lighting is a static discharge that usually occurs during a thunderstorm (though it can also occur in some volcanic eruptions) and thunder is the shockwave produced by lightning.
What can damage crops during a thunderstorm?
hail lighting wind hailstone
What is the heavy rainstorm that includes lighting as well as thunder?
obviously a thunderstorm
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 are the biggest threats from a thunderstorm?
lighting and bad wind is the biggest treat or tornadoes
What type of cloud has a thunderstorm?
A cumulonimbus (Cumulus) has thunderstorms and also thunder and lighting
A bright flash of light during a thunderstorm?
a cloud at ground level ?
What is a weather system that produces heavy winds and rain lighting and thunder?
The answer would be a thunderstorm.
Why did Benjamin Franklin invent the lighting rod?
He invented it by accident when flying a kite in a thunderstorm
What is a usually brief and heavy storm with rain strong winds lighting and thunder is called?
A thunderstorm.
When is a thunderstorm most intense?
the mature stage source: geography textbook "Physical Geography: A Landscape Appreciation"
