2007-02-13 09:49:07 · 5 answers · asked by bballboy14 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
Lightning comes from clouds whose ice particles rub against each other in the winds in the cloud and develop a static electricity. When the charge becomes great enough the static electricity strikes object on the earth. The higher the object the closer it is to the clouds and the more likely it is to be struck by lightning. That's why trees and church steeples get stuck so much. The lightning strike super heats the air it passes through and the rush of air back into where the lightning bolt occurs causes a clap of thunder. Since light travels faster than sound, we see the lightning strike first and then the thunder.
2007-02-13 09:57:52 · answer #1 · answered by Twizard113 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
whilst lightning strikes, the accompanying thunder occurs very almost instananeously, however the sunshine produced by utilizing lightning travels at 186,000 miles according to 2d jointly as sound travels at a plenty slower one million,one hundred ft according to 2d. The greater distant the observer is from the lightning strike; the greater desirable the hollow between the lightning and thunder - approximately 5 seconds for each mile.
2016-12-17 15:54:00 · answer #2 · answered by zolinski 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thunder doesn't strike. check out this link. great information on lightning and thunder. http://sky-fire.tv/index.cgi/lightning.html
2007-02-13 09:54:38 · answer #3 · answered by St♥rmy Skye 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the energy of thunder and static of the clouds is your lighting
2007-02-13 09:59:20 · answer #4 · answered by Britanie 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
look it up.
2007-02-13 09:52:42 · answer #5 · answered by tain 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋