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If you hear thunder 5 s after seeing a flash of lightning the distance to the lightning strike is about?
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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.
When would lightning strike?
mostly when there is thunder or when it is raining
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.
Find the distance from your position to the lightning strike?
count time in seconds from lightning flash to first peal of thunder. each second is roughly 1000 feet. Use actual speed of sound, a stopwatch, and calculator for more exact answer.
When you see a lightning strike you will probably hear thunder soon is this a scientific theory or a scientific law?
Scientific law - the lightning 'spark' produces a sound wave when it discharges - which is what we hear as thunder.
Why do you not hear thunder right away?
If you mean hearing thunder right after a lightning, it is because sound travels slower than light, and thus, you would hear the thunder a bit later than seeing a lightning strike.
How far can you hear thunder?
Typically, thunder can be heard up to 10 miles away from a lightning strike. Sound travels much slower than light, so there is a delay between seeing the lightning and hearing the thunder.
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.
Can thunder strike kill?
No. Thunder is the noise that lightning makes.
How do you figure the distance of storms from you?
If it is a thunderstorm, you check how long it takes to hear the thunder after you see a lightning strike. For every five seconds, the lightning strike is about one mile away. The lightning causes the thunder, and the sound travels at a speed of about one mile per five seconds.
Why do you sometimes hear thunder at about the same time of lightning?
you are probably hearing the thunder from a different lightning strike.
What is more dangerous thunder or lightning?
Lightning can strike and kill you, or start fires. Thunder can't hurt anyone.
When would lightning strike?
mostly when there is thunder or when it is raining
What causes thunder after a lightning strike?
The electricity in the clouds.
What is it called when lightning that appears in remote distance and appears to produce no thunder?
It's popularly known as "heat lightning," but meteorologists will tell you that there is really no such thing as a type of lightning that produces no thunder and is distinct from lightning that produces audible thunder. All lightning produces thunder, but it can only be heard for a distance of at most 15-20 miles under normal conditions. At night in certain conditions, lightning can be visible 125 miles away. You may not be able to hear the thunder because you are too far from the storm, but others within that 15 mile radius can hear thunder following the lightning strike.
How many seconds behind is the thunder before the lightning?
Light is virtually instantaneous over any distance you'd be aware of a thunderstorm going on. Sound, however, takes five seconds to travel through air for each mile. If the thunder and the lightning are simultaneous, the lightning strike is very close to you. If the thunder is five seconds after the lightning, the lightning was one mile away. If the thunder is ten seconds after the lightning, the lightning was 2 miles away, and so on.
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.
