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Thunder is heard after lightning is seen because lightning produces a rapid expansion of air, creating shock waves that we hear as thunder.

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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.


What is the sound heard after lighting?

Thunder is the sound heard after lightning.


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.


What is Loud noise heard after lightning?

thunder


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.


A distant lightning can be seen several seconds before the accompanying thunder is heard. Why?

Light travels faster than sound


What is the loud noise heard after lightning?

The loud noise heard after lightning is thunder. Thunder is caused by the rapid expansion and contraction of air surrounding a bolt of lightning, creating a shock wave that we hear as a booming sound.


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 loud crashing or rumbling noise heard after a flash of lightning?

Thunder is the loud crashing or rumbling noise heard after a flash of lightning. This happens because lightning heats the air around it, causing it to rapidly expand and create a shock wave that we hear as thunder.