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What is the result of rapid heating of air around a lightning bolt?
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∙ 10y ago
This results in the sound of thunder. The extreme heat around a bolt of lightning causes air around it to expand rapidly. Then, it cools quickly and contracts. The rapid movement of the molecules forms sound waves heard as thunder.
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∙ 9y agoThe temperature of lightning can be around 54,000 degrees Fahrenheit; that's about five times hotter than the surface of the Sun. The heat causes surrounding air to rapidly expand and vibrate, which creates the sound of thunder.
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What exactly is the roar from thunder?
The rapid heating of air cause by nearby lightning, thus causing a loud sound we call thunder.
Is lightning a rapid electrostatic discharge?
no it s not it is a very fast fire in the sky.
What causes the explosive release of energy in the lightning bolt?
Unbelievably rapid resistive heating of air as millions of amperes of current flows through it. The air becomes nearly as hot as the core of a nuclear bomb and expands supersonically, forming a shock wave indistinguishable from that of the detonation of explosives.
What could be the result of rapid change in landscape?
SEXEY and it knows it
What are differences between rapid and spontaneous combustion?
The spontaneous combustion flows very slowly and occur by self heating.
What exactly is the roar from thunder?
The rapid heating of air cause by nearby lightning, thus causing a loud sound we call thunder.
The origin of thunder and why is it dangerous?
Thunder is the result of the rapid expansion of the column of superheated air that surrounds a lightning discharge. The lightning is dangerous, but the thunder isn't.
How do you change a solid to a gas?
rapid heating (sublimation)
What is the sound that results from the rapid expansion of air along a lightning strike called?
Thunder results from the rapid expansion of air along a lightning strike.
How do Thunderstorms work?
A thunderstorm is often accompanied by strong winds, heavy rain, and lightning. They come from cumulonimbus clouds and develop in the troposphere. They result from rapid upwards movement of warm, moist air.
Is lightning a rapid electrostatic discharge?
no it s not it is a very fast fire in the sky.
Does lightning l-drago attack stronger when in upper attack or rapid attack?
rapid will constantly attack however upper attacks are slightly stronger
How does thunder?
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.
Can you hacksaw through caliper screws?
No, then remnants will be in your spindle. If they are stubborn, try heating them with a propane torch. Rapid heating/cooling may loosen.
The rapid closure of venus fly trap leaves is the immediate result of?
rapid change in pH
Does god cough when it is thunder?
Thunder is a result of the super heating of the atmosphere surrounding a lightning bolt. Lightening can heat the air it passes through to over ten thousand degrees for just a split second, the rapid heating causes the air to expand very quickly then contract just as quickly. This causes a large pressure wave to ripple through the air. Your ears hear pressure waves in the air, The Loud bang you hear is the large pressure wave traveling through the air. The closer the lightening the louder the BANG.
What causes the explosive release of energy in the lightning bolt?
Unbelievably rapid resistive heating of air as millions of amperes of current flows through it. The air becomes nearly as hot as the core of a nuclear bomb and expands supersonically, forming a shock wave indistinguishable from that of the detonation of explosives.
