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Why do you see lightning before hearing the thunder when they are made by the same event?
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Light waves travel faster than sound waves!
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Why does thunder comes after lightning?
Lightning does not come after thunder. Thunder is the sound produced from lightning. The amount of time in between when you see the lightning and when you hear the thunder makes you think that the thunder comes first but it is in fact the other way around.
How are thunder and storm and tornadoes alike?
A storm is virtually any weather event that produces strong wind, heavy precipitation, thunder, lightning, or a variety of other weather hazards. A tornado, consisting of violently rotating wind, is a kind of storm that is itself a byproduct of a thunderstorm. Thunder is a loud cracking or booming sound produced by lightning. It too occurs during thunderstorms.
How do thunder and lightning become in social studies?
They might of came from a disaster for example like by struck by lightning and the whole city died this is a world/current event that might be happening right now? The point is that anything to do with weather can hurt our planet and same with lightning and thunder storms they could damage our world and we could not know it ? ! (: And this would be recorded in history and it would go in our Social Studies book ?
What is the main idea in the book thunder cake?
thunder cake event
In Tuck Everlasting what natural event helped the escape plan work?
The natural event was the thunderstorm. The thunder helped so when Miles pulled on the bars, nobody would hear the noise. The lightning helped them see what they were doing.
Why do thunderstorms happen after lightning?
Because sound is slower than light; The speed of Sound is 1,125 feet per second and the speed of light is 386,000 miles per second (avg speeds given). When the "Event" happens light travels out from it much faster than sound so you see it before you hear it (relative to your distance from the event).
What to do to get the Pichu event?
you get $10,000 and he giths you thunder stone.
What is a good event in roll of thunder hear my cry?
i think you are
When is the Boyne Thunder Annual Boating event held?
The Boyne Thunder Annual Boating even is often help on July 12 and 13. Boyne Thunder Annual Boating event provides a fun filled weekend while helping children.
One event in The Lightning Thief?
Percy must fight Ares, the god of war, to get Zeus's lightning bolt.
What is the least common natural catastrophic event?
Lightning deaths
What should you do when it is lighting outside to stay safe?
• On average, more people are killed by lightning strikes than any other weather event.• Your risk of being killed by lightning is 1:28,550 per exposed individual.• Florida has the most strikes- about 12 strikes per kilometer per year and is considered the "Lightning Capital" of the world.• Thunder is always associated with lightning, however rain is not.• Nine out of ten people struck by lightning survive the event. But nearly 25% of these survivors suffer long-term psychological or physiological trauma.• The best defense against lightning is preparedness.SAFETY TIPS:• PLAN in advance your evacuation and safety measures. When you first see lightning or hear thunder, activate your emergency plan. Now is the time to go to a building or a vehicle. Lightning often precedes rain, so don't wait for the rain to begin before suspending activities.• IF OUTDOORS... Avoid water. Avoid the high ground. Avoid open spaces. Avoid all metal objects including electric wires, fences, machinery, motors, power tools, etc. Unsafe places include underneath canopies, small picnic or rain shelters, or near trees. Where possible, find shelter in a substantial building or in a fully enclosed metal vehicle such as a car, truck or a van with the windows completely shut. If lightning is striking nearby when you are outside, you should:• Crouch down. Put feet together. Place hands over ears to minimize hearing damage from thunder.• Avoid proximity (minimum of 15 ft.) to other people.• IF INDOORS... Avoid water. Stay away from doors and windows. Do not use the telephone. Take off headsets. Turn off, unplug, and stay away from appliances, computers, power tools, & TV sets. Lightning may strike exterior electric and phone lines, inducing shocks to inside equipment.• SUSPEND ACTIVITIES for 30 minutes after the last observed lightning or thunder.• INJURED PERSONS do not carry an electrical charge and can be handled safely. Apply First Aid procedures to a lightning victim if you are qualified to do so. Call 911 or send for help immediately.Courtesy: National Lightning Safety Institute
