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Because light travels faster than sound

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Q: Why during a thunder storm you see lightning first then you hear thunder?
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What happens during a lightening storm?

Thunder and lightning


What is the result of the lightning during the storm?

released energy, thunder.


Does lightning only strike during thunderstorms?

A thunder storm is one in which a large amount of thunder is heard. Thunder is caused by lightning; it would be more correct to say that a thunderstorm only occurs with lightning strikes.


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 would most likely happen during a rain storm?

it would thunder and have lightning


What is a sentence using the word bolt?

lightning bolts can occur during a thunder storm.


A storm that produces lightning and thunder is a?

cumulonimbus storm.


What are the latin words for thunder and lightning?

The Latin words for thunder and lightning are: Thunder = Tonitrus Lightning = Fulgoris, Fulgor Storm = Procella


What did the Vikings believe happens during a thunder storm?

The Vikings believed that, during a thunder storm, the Norse god of thunder, Thor, was riding in his chariot. Whenever lightning flashed, the Vikings believed that Thor was throwing his hammer, Mjollnir.


What does thunderstorms mean?

A transient, sometimes violent storm of thunder and lightning, often accompanied by rain and sometimes hail.


What happens when there is lightning but no thunder?

Thunder is the sound caused by lightning, there is always thunder with lightning. If you cannot hear thunder maybe that is because you are too far away from the storm.


Why is a thunder storm called a thunder storm instead of a lighting storm?

because thunderstorm sounds better than lightning storm