Thunder isn't visible. It is the sound produced by lighting. Lighting is visible either as a bolt or a flash of light.
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.
A thunder lightning outcome refers to the simultaneous occurrence of thunder and lightning during a thunderstorm. The thunder is the sound produced by the rapid expansion of heated air surrounding a lightning bolt, while the lightning is the visible discharge of electricity between clouds or between a cloud and the ground. A thunder lightning outcome is a common occurrence during thunderstorms.
Thunder and lightning end when the storm passes and the conditions that caused them dissipate. Lightning is the visible discharge of electricity that occurs during a thunderstorm, while thunder is the sound produced by the rapid expansion of superheated air caused by lightning. Once the storm moves away and the atmospheric conditions stabilize, the thunder and lightning stop.
It's popularly known as "heat lightning," but meteorologists will tell you that there is really no such thing as a type of lightning that produces no thunder and is distinct from lightning that produces audible thunder. All lightning produces thunder, but it can only be heard for a distance of at most 15-20 miles under normal conditions. At night in certain conditions, lightning can be visible 125 miles away. You may not be able to hear the thunder because you are too far from the storm, but others within that 15 mile radius can hear thunder following the lightning strike.
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.
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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.
Lightning is a visible discharge of electricity that occurs within a thunderstorm, usually from cloud to ground or within a cloud. Thunder is the sound caused by the rapid expansion of air surrounding a lightning bolt, due to the intense heat generated by the lightning. In essence, lightning is the visible discharge of electricity, while thunder is the sound produced by the rapid expansion of air.
Lightning is a visible discharge of electricity, often seen during a thunderstorm. Thunder is the sound produced by the rapid expansion of air surrounding a lightning bolt. So, without thunder, lightning would still be the sudden and bright flash of electricity in the sky.
A thunder lightning outcome refers to the simultaneous occurrence of thunder and lightning during a thunderstorm. The thunder is the sound produced by the rapid expansion of heated air surrounding a lightning bolt, while the lightning is the visible discharge of electricity between clouds or between a cloud and the ground. A thunder lightning outcome is a common occurrence during thunderstorms.
Thunder and lightning end when the storm passes and the conditions that caused them dissipate. Lightning is the visible discharge of electricity that occurs during a thunderstorm, while thunder is the sound produced by the rapid expansion of superheated air caused by lightning. Once the storm moves away and the atmospheric conditions stabilize, the thunder and lightning stop.
It's popularly known as "heat lightning," but meteorologists will tell you that there is really no such thing as a type of lightning that produces no thunder and is distinct from lightning that produces audible thunder. All lightning produces thunder, but it can only be heard for a distance of at most 15-20 miles under normal conditions. At night in certain conditions, lightning can be visible 125 miles away. You may not be able to hear the thunder because you are too far from the storm, but others within that 15 mile radius can hear thunder following the lightning strike.
Yes; light travels faster than sound. Sound is vibrational mechanical energy that propagates through matter as a wave and light, or visible light, is electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength that is visible to the human eye. Sound must travel through matter to be perceived by the human ear. Light does NOT.
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.
Lightning travels faster than thunder. Lightning is a visible discharge of electricity that moves at the speed of light, which is about 186,000 miles per second. Thunder, on the other hand, is the sound created by the rapid expansion of air after lightning heats it up, traveling at the speed of sound, which is approximately 1,125 feet per second.
A flash of lightning is the visible discharge of electricity that occurs between clouds or between a cloud and the ground during a storm. Thunder is the sound created by the rapid expansion and contraction of air caused by the intense heat of a lightning bolt. The noise from thunder occurs because of the rapid increase in pressure and temperature of the air surrounding the lightning bolt.
Yes, the noun thunder is a mass noun. Multiples of thunder are expressed as the object of a preposition (a lot of thunder, claps of thunder, rolls of thunder, etc.), or using an adjective (loud thunder, rumbling thunder, deafening thunder, etc.)