2006-11-27 15:21:55 · 18 answers · asked by Samantha L 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
only in space where there is no air
of course there no clouds either but electrical spark can still be produced artificially
edit: "a mile away for every second counted: -- make this about 4-5 seconds; the sound speed is about 300m/s
2006-11-27 15:25:27 · answer #1 · answered by oracle 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they are the same thing. The sound of lightning striking is thunder, it's just that light travels so much faster than sound that you see the lightning first before you hear the thunder. That is why you can tell how far away the storm is from you, ever count seconds between the lightning and thunder? I think it's a mile away for every second counted.
2006-11-27 23:24:44 · answer #2 · answered by Tact is highly overrated 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the sound of lightning is actually generated when the air around the lightning heats up, then as it cools down quickly this causes the phenomenon known as thunder.
2006-11-27 23:46:45 · answer #3 · answered by Flumma 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yup. It's called heat lightning.
Technically you can't have thunder without lightning...since thunder is the sound of lightning heating up the column of air it occupies so quickly.
2006-11-28 21:25:26 · answer #4 · answered by Isles1015 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, if there is lightning there has to be thunder. The thunder is the effect of amount of energy being discharged. For there to be no thunder, lightning has to be produced in a vac um
2006-11-27 23:51:59 · answer #5 · answered by martinezamil 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes there is i forget what its called right now as i am very tired anyway its a kind of lighting that is different looking then the bolt kind . this lightning looks more like the entire sky lights up all at once sort of like a huge flat lighting that covers the sky without there being a point in the sky that is much more bright then the other parts.
another thing i remember noticing about it was that it seemed more orange like a sun rise then the bolt bright white kind
2006-11-27 23:27:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I grew up in Houston where thunderstorms are plentiful. Lightning is almost always accompanied by thunder, but from MY observations, not always.
I was told however that they always co-exist. So, I wish I could be 100 percent sure and get your vote for 'best answer', but I'm not.
2006-11-27 23:25:28 · answer #7 · answered by Jessie M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lightning is always followed by thunder
In some case you may not hear the thunder but only see the flash if the distance is more than 3,610 m
2006-11-28 06:56:33 · answer #8 · answered by Santhosh S 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, but you can see lightning and not heart the thunder because the lightning is far away and the sound waves disapate.
2006-11-27 23:23:53 · answer #9 · answered by orion_1812@yahoo.com 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes...it is called ball lightning and is a phenomenon that has been investigated for centuries. It appears as small balls of light (golf ball to softball size) that float through the air and dissipate for no apparent reason. They can exist for some time.
2006-11-28 10:00:45 · answer #10 · answered by Gregory 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never really knew the difference between the two. If thunder is the noise then yes, always.
2006-11-27 23:27:07 · answer #11 · answered by The Diver 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋