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No, lightning and thunder are related but at not the same thing. Lightning is the very large spark that jumps from cloud to cloud or from ground to cloud when a static charge builds up.
When that spark jumps, it heats the air through which it moves. Thunder is the sound that results from that heating.
No, lightning is a large electrical discharge produced by a thunderstorm. Lightning is usually visible as a flash of light from within the clouds or a jagged, often branching line of flashing line of light.
Thunder is the loud rumbling, booming, or crashing sound made by lightning.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 12y agoYes, lightning travels faster than sound and as it breaks the sound barrier it produces a 'sonic boom,' which is heard as thunder.
I'm not sure of the physics of thunder and lightening but you see the flash before you hear the noise because light travels at 186,000 miles per second whereas sound travels at 1,100 feet per second.
You can work out how far you are from the storm by timing the difference between the flash and the thunder. A lightning strike can heat the air in a fraction of a second. When air is heated that quickly, it expands violently and then contracts, like an explosion that happens in the blink of an eye. It's that explosion of air that creates sound waves, which we hear and call thunder.
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∙ 14y agoyes. not exactly sonic boom - soundwave propogation.
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∙ 13y agoYes. The electrical energy of a lightning bolt has so much energy that it produces sound waves that make the sound of thunder.
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Is thunder the sound lightning bolts make i really need help?
Thunder is the sound created by lightning. The sound is generated by rapidly expanding gas near the electric arc of a lightning bolt.
What is stronger lightning or thunder?
Thunder i guess but lightning make a sound of thunder so it would probably be both!
Why is thunder associated by lightning?
Lightning heats up the air and the heated expanding air causes the thunder sound. You can estimate how far away the lightening was by counting seconds after the flash, 6 seconds to a mile away.thunder is the sound of lightning after the lightning strike occurs
How does the weather lightning and thunder make a sound?
In simplest terms, lightning is a giant electrical spark ... an extremely hot spark that can reach up to 54,000 degrees Fahrenheit (~30,000 degrees Celsius), which is substantially hotter than the air that is around the lightning. So, when the lightning bolt "hits" the air around it, an explosion of temperature causes an audible shockwave that we call thunder.
Can thunder make you blind?
No, thunder is sound. It can make you deaf, but not blind.
Is thunder the sound lightning bolts make i really need help?
Thunder is the sound created by lightning. The sound is generated by rapidly expanding gas near the electric arc of a lightning bolt.
What is stronger lightning or thunder?
Thunder i guess but lightning make a sound of thunder so it would probably be both!
Why is thunder associated by lightning?
Lightning heats up the air and the heated expanding air causes the thunder sound. You can estimate how far away the lightening was by counting seconds after the flash, 6 seconds to a mile away.thunder is the sound of lightning after the lightning strike occurs
What is sound made by thunder called?
Strictly speaking thunder doesn't make a sound. Thunder IS the sound made by lightning. Thunder is always proceeded by lightning and the sound is literally the sound of the bolt of lightning ripping through the air at an incredible speed ionising the air, rapidly raising temperature, breaking the sound barrier and physically hitting the earth. The sound can be described as a rumble, a screech, a boom or a crack depending upon your proximity to the lightning and its type.
Why does thunder make a sound?
It travels because of:The boom efect and what it does and how sound travels.
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 it dangerous to hear the thunder at the same time you see the lightning?
It could be. The light from the flash travels much more quickly than the sound waves that make up the thunder. So a longer time between them indicates that the lightning is farther away. If the thunder is immediate, you are very close to the lightning!
What makes the thunder to the result of lightning?
The thunder is a result of lightning because thunder has air molecules that are superheated o make electricity
How do you make thunder and lightning?
You can't.
Does lightning make any noise?
No. The visual portion of the energy wave that we see as lightning it's self does not make noise, however this energy wave also displaces air. The air that is displaced by the negative and positive ion charge (that bolt we see) is often heard as a loud "crack" and the air that moves fast enough creates a sonic boom which we hear as thunder.
Do thunderstorms make lighting or thunder?
Thunderstorms actually produce lightning and the thunder is from lightning crashing and hitting something
How does the weather lightning and thunder make a sound?
In simplest terms, lightning is a giant electrical spark ... an extremely hot spark that can reach up to 54,000 degrees Fahrenheit (~30,000 degrees Celsius), which is substantially hotter than the air that is around the lightning. So, when the lightning bolt "hits" the air around it, an explosion of temperature causes an audible shockwave that we call thunder.
