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How does a flash of lightning affect the air around it?
A flash of lightning rapidly heats up the surrounding air to temperatures hotter than the surface of the sun. This extreme heat causes the air to rapidly expand, creating a shockwave that we perceive as thunder. The lightning also ionizes the air, creating a visible flash of light.
Why does lightning cause thunder?
Lightning is an electric discharge from the cloud to ground (although you can have other types, such as cloud to cloud). When the lightning strikes it heats up the surrounding air so fast that it causes an explosion, which is heard as thunder.
Why do you hear thunder after a bolt of lightning?
Thunder is the sound produced by the rapid expansion and contraction of air surrounding a lightning bolt. When a lightning bolt heats the air to temperatures exceeding 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit, it causes the air to rapidly expand and contract, creating a shockwave that we hear as thunder. The sound travels slower than light, so we often see the lightning before hearing the thunder.
Why does thunder usually appear during storms that have lightning?
Thunder is the sound produced by the rapid expansion of air surrounding a lightning bolt due to the intense heat. This expansion creates a shock wave that we hear as thunder. So, thunder is typically associated with storms that have lightning because the two phenomena occur simultaneously.
Is thunder the sound of warm air colliding with cold air?
You are wrong. Thunder is the noise made when the lightning causes the air to heat up and expand suddenly. When this explodes we hear the sound we call thunder.
When lightning strikes is energy transferred to the air?
Yes, when lightning strikes, it heats up the surrounding air so rapidly that the air expands quickly, creating a shock wave that we hear as thunder. This transfer of energy from the lightning bolt to the air is what causes the thunder sound that we hear after seeing a lightning strike.
How do you hear thunder?
lightning heats the air which we hear as thunder
How ligthning become electricity?
When lightning strikes, it heats up the surrounding air and creates a flow of electrical current. This current flows through the lightning bolt and can be harnessed as electricity if captured by a lightning rod, which can then be directed for use in powering electrical systems.
Do thunder resultes from the explansion of air along the lightning strike?
Yes, thunder is caused by the quick expansion and then contraction of air along the path of a lightning strike. When lightning heats the air, it expands rapidly, creating a shock wave that we hear as thunder.
How does a flash of lightning affect the air around it?
A flash of lightning rapidly heats up the surrounding air to temperatures hotter than the surface of the sun. This extreme heat causes the air to rapidly expand, creating a shockwave that we perceive as thunder. The lightning also ionizes the air, creating a visible flash of light.
Why does lightning cause thunder?
Lightning is an electric discharge from the cloud to ground (although you can have other types, such as cloud to cloud). When the lightning strikes it heats up the surrounding air so fast that it causes an explosion, which is heard as thunder.
What phenomenon is created when lightning suddenly heats the air causing it to expand rapidly?
The phenomenon created when lightning heats the air causing it to expand rapidly is called thunder. The rapid expansion of the air creates shock waves that we perceive as the rumbling sound of thunder.
What is a loud noise created when lightning rapidly hits the atmosphere?
The loud noise is called 'thunder' or 'a thunder clap'. The sudden increase in pressure and temperature from lightning produces rapid expansion of the air surrounding and within a bolt of lightning. In turn, this expansion of air creates a sonic shock wave which produces the sound of thunder.
Why do you hear thunder after a bolt of lightning?
Thunder is the sound produced by the rapid expansion and contraction of air surrounding a lightning bolt. When a lightning bolt heats the air to temperatures exceeding 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit, it causes the air to rapidly expand and contract, creating a shockwave that we hear as thunder. The sound travels slower than light, so we often see the lightning before hearing the thunder.
Why does thunder usually appear during storms that have lightning?
Thunder is the sound produced by the rapid expansion of air surrounding a lightning bolt due to the intense heat. This expansion creates a shock wave that we hear as thunder. So, thunder is typically associated with storms that have lightning because the two phenomena occur simultaneously.
Is thunder the sound of warm air colliding with cold air?
You are wrong. Thunder is the noise made when the lightning causes the air to heat up and expand suddenly. When this explodes we hear the sound we call thunder.
How hot can lightning make the surrounding air?
0 Kelvin, so be careful!
