It's so loud sometimes!!!
2007-08-18 06:37:18 · 5 answers · asked by Be Still and know He's God 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
Thunder is the concussion sound wave caused by the sudden heating of the air immediately surrounding a lightning bolt. The bolt has a temperature around 50,000 degrees which heats the air. The air then expands explosively and you subsequently hear this explosive expansion (and even feel it, if you are close enough).
2007-08-18 06:42:27 · answer #1 · answered by cyswxman 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thunder is the noise which follows a flash of lightning,caused by a sudden heating and expansion of air along the path of the lightning.In other words thunder is the noise of the lightning discharge.
2007-08-18 16:09:13 · answer #2 · answered by Arasan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When electricity is discharged in a lightning strike, it super-heats the air causing it to expand which creates a shock wave.
That is thunder. The audible sound and shock wave associated with a lightning strike.
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2007-08-18 06:43:12 · answer #3 · answered by avaheli 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Thunder is caused by a build up of pressure in the atmosphere, creating a loud bang.
2007-08-18 06:43:14 · answer #4 · answered by Lindsay Jane 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
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2007-08-19 12:12:40 · answer #5 · answered by Katelyn J 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋