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Thunder is when what expands and contacts after a lightning strike?
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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.
Why is the thunder is in the zig zag pattern?
The zig zag line is not made by thunder but by lightning. It finds the easiest path from the cloud to earth or to another cloud and this is not always straight, it would seem. The noise of thunder is made by the air, which gets heated a lot by the lightning and expands, collapsing in again rapidly after the 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.
If you hear thunder 5 s after seeing a flash of lightning the distance to the lightning strike is about?
5 miles away
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.
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.
Why is the thunder is in the zig zag pattern?
The zig zag line is not made by thunder but by lightning. It finds the easiest path from the cloud to earth or to another cloud and this is not always straight, it would seem. The noise of thunder is made by the air, which gets heated a lot by the lightning and expands, collapsing in again rapidly after the strike.
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.
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.
How many seconds does lightning strike?
A typical lightning strike lasts for about 0.2 to 0.3 seconds.
What causes claps of thunder?
Lightning is very hot, about 27760 degrees Celsius. When the lightning heats the air around it , the air instantly expands, resounding with a shock wave.The clap is an indication of how close you are to the lightning strike, a sharp bang means you are very close ( the sound will come almost immediately after the strike or at the same time), if you are farther away it will sound like a rumble as the sound waves bounce off the geographical features on its way to you ( the thunder will come several seconds later than the lightning strike )As kids we used to count the seconds that it took for the thunder to resound after a lightning strike to tell how far away it was, one second for one mile
If you hear thunder 5 s after seeing a flash of lightning the distance to the lightning strike is about?
5 miles away
How can you estimate how far away the lightning strike will be?
By listening for the thunder. When you see a prominent lightning strike, start counting "one thousand one, one thousand two", etc. Each of those is about one second. There are five seconds in every mile (sound travels 1/5th of a mile per second). If you count to fifteen, the lightning strike is three miles away. Lightning and thunder occur at the same instant when the lightning strike is very close to you, and the thunder will sound more like a cymbal crash.
