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Do lighting and thunder have the same cause?
No. Lightning is caused by electrical charges travelling from clouds to the earth, earth to clouds or cloud to cloud. Thunder is caused by lightning.
Why is lighting before thunder?
The reason is because the speed of sound is slower than the speed of light. Thats why when lightning looks like a pure lightning strike that is not far away from your shelter, the thunder happens almost at the same time. If lightning was just a flash in the sky, the thunder takes longer to come up.
Would you hear thunder or see lighting first?
Even though the lightning and thunder occur at roughly the same time, you would see a distant strike before you would hear it, because the light travels to you about 882 thousand times as fast as the sound does.
Is thunder lightning arrester and thunder arrester same?
Yes, they are essentially the same thing. A lightning arrester is a device used to protect structures from damage caused by lightning strikes, which can also be referred to as a thunder arrester due to the loud noise produced by thunder during a lightning storm.
Why does the thunder sound hollow?
Because it is lighting between clouds. Most of the sound originates at the same distance from you. So the frequency of the sound is nearly the same. Therefor you can hear the harmonics created by the small difference in frequency.
Lighting occurs when?
During a storm or Thunder Storm or is it the same?
Do lighting and thunder have the same cause?
No. Lightning is caused by electrical charges travelling from clouds to the earth, earth to clouds or cloud to cloud. Thunder is caused by lightning.
Does thunder always mean lightning?
No, thunder doesn't always mean lightning. Thunder is the sound produced by the rapid expansion of air around a lightning bolt as it heats up creating a shock wave. So while thunder is commonly associated with lightning, it is possible to have thunder without seeing the accompanying lightning, especially if the lightning is far away or obstructed from view.
Why is lighting accompanied by thunder?
Lightening is just an electrical spark. You hear a click with a small spark. With a big spark like lightening, the click becomes a bang. As the spark moves through the air it causes rapid expansion due to the heating. The expanding air is what you hear. Lighting and thunder happen at exactly the same time. Due to the distance from where it happened, to where you are stood, they become separated. Sound and light travel at different speeds. This is a great example of the difference in speed between sound and light.
Would you see lighting first or thunder?
Even though the lightning and thunder occur at roughly the same time, you would see a distant strike before you would hear it, because the light travels to you about 882 thousand times as fast as the sound does.
How does ligting form?
The thunder clouds rub up against each other, they create a static electricticity which is lighting it's like when you rub your feet on a rug go down a slide then shock smoenone it's the same thing as lighting but smaller.
Why is lighting before thunder?
The reason is because the speed of sound is slower than the speed of light. Thats why when lightning looks like a pure lightning strike that is not far away from your shelter, the thunder happens almost at the same time. If lightning was just a flash in the sky, the thunder takes longer to come up.
Would you hear thunder or see lighting first?
Even though the lightning and thunder occur at roughly the same time, you would see a distant strike before you would hear it, because the light travels to you about 882 thousand times as fast as the sound does.
Why do thunder and lightning usally happen together?
Thunder and lightning usually happen together because they are both produced during the same weather phenomenon known as a thunderstorm. Lightning is a result of the discharge of electricity in the atmosphere, which rapidly heats the air to create the sound waves we hear as thunder. The light travels faster than the sound, so we see the lightning first and hear the thunder shortly after.
Is thunder lightning arrester and thunder arrester same?
Yes, they are essentially the same thing. A lightning arrester is a device used to protect structures from damage caused by lightning strikes, which can also be referred to as a thunder arrester due to the loud noise produced by thunder during a lightning storm.
What are the similarities of thunder and lightning?
No, the two are quite different. The main difference is lightning is light, thunder is sound. Lightning is an electric charge that can come from a cloud for various reasons. Thunder is the sound made by lightning. Since sound travels slower than light, lightning comes first, thunder second.
Is thunder elecric?
Yes. Thunder is the noise created as the air expands, caused by the electric discharge through the air, which is lighteneing. The lightening and thunder happen at the same time, but as sound needs air to travel and lightening travels at the speed of light, the two events become separated over distance.
