2007-04-10 23:42:55 · 6 answers · asked by Babu 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
Thunder is the sound that lightning makes. The sound is made when the electric charge of a lightning streak rushes through the air from one cloud to another, or from the ground up to a cloud. The lightning bolt is moving so fast that the air around it gets pressed into a very hard shock wave, and this is what you hear when the sound travels from the lightning to your ear (which may be a few seconds after you see the flash because light travels faster than sound).
2007-04-11 08:00:17 · answer #1 · answered by Kodak 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When there is a potential differance between clouds or between a cloud and the ground, lightning arc is produced.Due to this arc , the air near the arc is suddenly forced to expand and contract. At that time sounds are produced which are called thunder.
2007-04-14 14:21:26 · answer #2 · answered by Arasan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whatis thunder? Thunder is the noise of air expanding from the intense heat generated by alightning bolt.
2007-04-11 06:46:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The sound that results from rapid expansion of air along a lightning strike.
2007-04-11 15:42:19 · answer #4 · answered by twirlgurl4507 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a thing that you don't want to get hit by.
2007-04-11 06:50:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
God is bowling.
2007-04-11 06:50:54 · answer #6 · answered by beckini 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋