0
What else can I help you with?
2 My lightning comes before my thunder my thunder comes before the rain my rain before all clouds. What am I?
The answer is a storm. Lightning is seen before thunder, which is heard before rain, which falls from the clouds during a storm.
How is thunder produced and how far away does the lightning strikes if the thunder is heard 15 seconds after the lightning is seen?
Thunder - is the result of a lightning flash. The flash causes the surrounding air to move away from the source at 300 metres/second. An approximate calculation for the relationship between the lightning flash to hearing the thunder, is 5 seconds per mile.
A distant lightning can be seen several seconds before the accompanying thunder is heard. Why?
Light travels faster than sound
Is lightning a myth or fact?
Surely you have heard thunder and seen lightening during a storm - what you can see and measure is fact not myth.
When lighting appears in the remote distance and appears to produce no thunder it is called?
When lightning appears in the remote distance and appears to produce no thunder sound, it is popularly known as "heat lightning." Meteorologists will tell you that there really is no such thing as a distinct type of lightning that is not followed by thunder. All lightning produces thunder, but it is only audible for a distance of some 15-20 miles from the storm. At night, lightning can be seen for distances of up to 125 miles if the conditions are right. So when lightning is seen but no thunder is heard, you are simply too far away from the storm.
Why is thunder heard after lightning is seen?
Thunder is heard after lightning is seen because lightning produces a rapid expansion of air, creating shock waves that we hear as thunder.
Is thunder heard before you see lightning?
No, lightning is seen before thunder is heard. The speed of light is faster than the speed of sound, so light from the lightning reaches us first, followed by the sound of thunder a few seconds later.
When lighting appears in the remote distance and appears to produce no thunder sound it is called?
When lightning appears in the remote distance and appears to produce no thunder sound, it is popularly known as "heat lightning." Meteorologists will tell you that there really is no such thing as a distinct type of lightning that is not followed by thunder. All lightning produces thunder, but it is only audible for a distance of some 15-20 miles from the storm. At night, lightning can be seen for distances of up to 125 miles if the conditions are right. So when lightning is seen but no thunder is heard, you are simply too far away from the storm.
The clap of a thunder was heard 4 seconds after the flash of lightning was seen If the air temperature was 28 degree celsius how far was the lightning?
the lightning was 0.8 miles away.
2 My lightning comes before my thunder my thunder comes before the rain my rain before all clouds. What am I?
The answer is a storm. Lightning is seen before thunder, which is heard before rain, which falls from the clouds during a storm.
How is thunder produced and how far away does the lightning strikes if the thunder is heard 15 seconds after the lightning is seen?
Thunder - is the result of a lightning flash. The flash causes the surrounding air to move away from the source at 300 metres/second. An approximate calculation for the relationship between the lightning flash to hearing the thunder, is 5 seconds per mile.
A distant lightning can be seen several seconds before the accompanying thunder is heard. Why?
Light travels faster than sound
Is lightning a myth or fact?
Surely you have heard thunder and seen lightening during a storm - what you can see and measure is fact not myth.
When lighting appears in the remote distance and appears to produce no thunder it is called?
When lightning appears in the remote distance and appears to produce no thunder sound, it is popularly known as "heat lightning." Meteorologists will tell you that there really is no such thing as a distinct type of lightning that is not followed by thunder. All lightning produces thunder, but it is only audible for a distance of some 15-20 miles from the storm. At night, lightning can be seen for distances of up to 125 miles if the conditions are right. So when lightning is seen but no thunder is heard, you are simply too far away from the storm.
What is the difference between heat lightning and regular lightning?
Heat lightning is a term used to describe lightning that can be seen from a distance without hearing thunder. It is usually from a distant storm and is not directly associated with the thunderstorm you are observing. Regular lightning produces thunder because it is closer to you, and the sound of thunder travels slower than light, causing a delay between the flash of lightning and the sound of thunder.
What is it called when lightning strikes with no thunder?
When lightning strikes with no thunder, it is called heat lightning. This phenomenon occurs when lightning is too far away for the sound to be heard but the light can still be seen. Heat lightning is typically observed on hot summer nights.
Can Lightning and thunder occur simultaneously?
No. Thunder is the result of lightning when it hits the ground. After lightning hits the ground the air expands (because of the increase in temp.) and quickly condenses. That air condensing is what we hear when there is thunder. Because light travels faster than sound we see lightning then hear thunder.
