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What is the actual method for finding the distance you are from the storm using lightning and thunder?
For a long time it was thought by many people that the number of seconds after the lightning strikes is the miles the center of the storm is from you. Although this does show how light travels faster than sound, this system is wrong. The actual method for finding the distance the heart of the storm is from you is by counting after you see lightning; and stop counting after you hear the thunder. Now, for every five seconds after the lightning struck until you hear the thunder, it is one mile away. So if ten seconds go by between lightning and thunder, the center of the storm is two miles away.
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How many decibels does thunder produce?
Thunder can produce up to around 120 decibels close to the source. However, actual levels can vary depending on the distance from the lightning strike and atmospheric conditions.
Is thunder visible?
Thunder itself is not visible. Thunder is the sound produced by the rapid expansion of heated air surrounding a lightning bolt. Lightning, on the other hand, is visible and is the actual electrical discharge that produces the light we see during a storm.
Is the electricity of thunder used?
The electricity produced by thunder, specifically during a thunderstorm, is not harnessed for practical use. Thunder itself is the sound produced by the rapid expansion of air surrounding a lightning bolt, which is the actual phenomenon that carries electrical energy. While lightning can be captured and converted into electricity, the phenomenon of thunder does not have any direct application for energy use.
Why is lightning heard before thunder?
Lighting always comes just before thunder because it is the heat of lightning that causes thunder. Lightning is seen when there is a discharge of atmospheric electricity in the clouds or between clouds and the ground. The energy from the lightning heats the air and causes a sudden expansion of the air (followed by a rapid contraction), which results in the sound called thunder. Since the heat of lightning causes the expansion that results in thunder, the lighting must come first. (see related link below) Because light travels faster than sound, an observer will normally perceive a delay between lightning and thunder. This delay increases with farther distance from the actual lightning strike. People will often count the seconds that pass after they see lightning until they hear the thunder. The shorter the time observed between the two, the closer the lightning is to the observer. - In English units, every 5 seconds of delay is about a mile in distance. - In metric units, every 3 seconds of delay is about a kilometer in distance.
How are thunder and lightning different and where do they come from?
Thunder is the sound of lightning. It makes the BOOM sound. Lightning is the yellow squiggly line you see from the clouds. I don't really know how lightning became to be or where it actually comes from but somewhere inside the clouds i guess.
Find the distance from your position to the lightning strike?
To estimate the distance to a lightning strike, count the seconds between the flash and the sound of thunder. Divide this number by 5 to get the distance in miles, or divide by 3 to get the distance in kilometers.
How many decibels does thunder produce?
Thunder can produce up to around 120 decibels close to the source. However, actual levels can vary depending on the distance from the lightning strike and atmospheric conditions.
Is thunder visible?
Thunder itself is not visible. Thunder is the sound produced by the rapid expansion of heated air surrounding a lightning bolt. Lightning, on the other hand, is visible and is the actual electrical discharge that produces the light we see during a storm.
Is the electricity of thunder used?
The electricity produced by thunder, specifically during a thunderstorm, is not harnessed for practical use. Thunder itself is the sound produced by the rapid expansion of air surrounding a lightning bolt, which is the actual phenomenon that carries electrical energy. While lightning can be captured and converted into electricity, the phenomenon of thunder does not have any direct application for energy use.
Each second that passes is equal to a distance of one mile. If 10 seconds pass between the lightning and thunder how far off was the lightning?
If the formula was correct for calculating the distance of a flash of lightning by counting the seconds from the flash to hearing the sound of the thunder, the distance would be ten miles (one second = one mile).However, the actual formula is: seconds divided by five equals distance of the lightning in miles. So a ten second delay means the lightning was about two miles away.This is because the light reaches you almost instantaneously (at the speed of light in air actually!), but sound travels at 343.14 meters per second (1,125.79 ft/s). This is 1,235.30 kilometers per hour (767.58 mph), which is about one mile in five seconds.For more information, See Related links below this box
Why is lightning heard before thunder?
Lighting always comes just before thunder because it is the heat of lightning that causes thunder. Lightning is seen when there is a discharge of atmospheric electricity in the clouds or between clouds and the ground. The energy from the lightning heats the air and causes a sudden expansion of the air (followed by a rapid contraction), which results in the sound called thunder. Since the heat of lightning causes the expansion that results in thunder, the lighting must come first. (see related link below) Because light travels faster than sound, an observer will normally perceive a delay between lightning and thunder. This delay increases with farther distance from the actual lightning strike. People will often count the seconds that pass after they see lightning until they hear the thunder. The shorter the time observed between the two, the closer the lightning is to the observer. - In English units, every 5 seconds of delay is about a mile in distance. - In metric units, every 3 seconds of delay is about a kilometer in distance.
How are thunder and lightning different and where do they come from?
Thunder is the sound of lightning. It makes the BOOM sound. Lightning is the yellow squiggly line you see from the clouds. I don't really know how lightning became to be or where it actually comes from but somewhere inside the clouds i guess.
Physical explanation for why the sound of thunder from a lighting strike appears after the actual bolt of lightning is observed?
Because light travels faster than sound
What is irony of heat lighting?
Heat lightning is actually a weather phenomenon and not a form of lightning. It refers to the distant flashes of lightning that can be seen on the horizon during a hot summer night, without the accompanying thunder because the storm is too far away. The irony lies in the term "heat lightning" as it has no actual connection to heat, but rather to the distant lightning strikes.
Was Zeus an actual person?
No. Zeus was a mythological Greek God. The God of the Sky, Thunder and Lightning as well as Law, Order and Justice. For the Greeks, he was the King of the Gods, who oversaw the universe.
How is finding the distance of a coordinate plane helpful to archaeologist?
It helps them to relate their mapped information to the actual site.
How is the noise of thunder caused?
sound caused by a lightning discharge. Lightning heats the air in its path and causes a large over-pressure of the air within its channel. The channel expands supersonically into the surrounding air as a shock wave and creates an acoustic signal that is heard as thunder. The loudest thunder heard after a flash to the ground is actually produced by the return stroke.
