Thunder results from the rapid expansion of air along a lightning strike.
Lightning can appear to strike from the ground up due to a phenomenon called a "positive lightning strike." This occurs when a positive charge builds up on the ground, attracting the negatively charged lightning bolt. The bolt then appears to travel upward from the ground to the cloud.
No, lightning does not strike upwards. Lightning typically strikes downwards from the clouds to the ground.
No, lightning does not always strike the ground. Lightning can also strike other objects such as trees, buildings, or even other clouds.
Lightning can strike houses during a thunderstorm, but thunder itself is simply the sound produced by the rapid expansion and contraction of air surrounding a lightning bolt. It is not the lightning strike itself, so thunder does not directly hit houses.
A lightning strike can produce sound levels of up to 120 decibels.
When lightning and thunder occur simultaneously, it is known as a lightning strike. Lightning is the electrical discharge seen in the sky, while thunder is the sound produced by the rapid expansion and contraction of air around the lightning bolt.
Static discharge is causes the spark that is seen when electricity in a thunderhead discharges. The most common name for this type of spark or discharge is lightening.
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.
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Lightning does strike ships.
Yes. Lightning CAN strike anything.
The sound that a cloud makes is called thunder. Thunder is the result of the rapid expansion and contraction of air surrounding a lightning strike, causing a shock wave that we hear as rumbling or booming noise.
Lightning can appear to strike from the ground up due to a phenomenon called a "positive lightning strike." This occurs when a positive charge builds up on the ground, attracting the negatively charged lightning bolt. The bolt then appears to travel upward from the ground to the cloud.
its called thunder
No, lightning does not strike upwards. Lightning typically strikes downwards from the clouds to the ground.
Thunder i guess but lightning make a sound of thunder so it would probably be both!
The Lightning Strike was created on 2008-10-24.