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Lightning is an electrical discharge which heats the air and causes it to expand rapidly, thereby creating a loud sound known as thunder.

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What is a rainstorm with thunder and lighting?

A rainstorm with thunder and lightning is called a thunderstorm. Thunder is the sound produced by lightning, which occurs when electrical charges build up in the atmosphere and then discharge. Lightning is the visible discharge of electricity that occurs during a thunderstorm.


Which phenomenon takes first'Lightning'or' Thunder'?

Lightning occurs very slightly sooner, and causes thunder.


Is thunder a physical or chemical change?

Thunder is a physical phenomenon that occurs when lightning heats the air rapidly, causing it to expand and create a shockwave. It is not a chemical change because the composition of the air molecules remains the same before and after the thunder occurs.


What happens when thunder occurs?

nothing happens its just a sound.


Lighting occurs when?

During a storm or Thunder Storm or is it the same?


Is thunder chemical energy?

Thunder is not chemical energy. It is a natural phenomenon that occurs as a result of the rapid expansion and contraction of air surrounding a lightning strike. This causes vibrations in the air, which we perceive as the sound of thunder.


What is thunder like for pilots when lightning occurs near them while flying?

Yes, we can


What weather occurs for thunder storm to form?

Warm air, low pressure.


What is a thunder slap?

A thunder "slap" does not exist. A thunder "clap" does. A thunder clap is the term given to the sound thunder is and makes.


Who invented thunder?

Thunder is not something that was invented by a person. It is a natural phenomenon that occurs when lightning heats the air around it, causing it to rapidly expand and create sound waves that we perceive as thunder.


Can thunder storms occur without lightning?

most likely there is lighting from a further away storm and that's why the thunder occurs other wise i don't know


Thunder occurs when positive and negative electrical charges build up in the clouds.?

False A+