2007-08-20 22:54:10 · 8 answers · asked by angiefloyd1977 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
tunder is cause by lightning
2007-08-20 23:02:38 · answer #1 · answered by darkvedar 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Thunder is the noise which follows a flash of lightning.In other words thunder is the noise of lightning discharge.It is caused by a sudden heating and expansion of air along the path of lightning.A lightning which produces the thunder is a large scale example of an electric spark.Lightning occurs when the electrical potential difference between a cloud and the ground or between two clouds or between parts of a cloud exceeds the beakdown potential.Thunderstorms which produce lightning and thunder develop from cumulonimbus clouds.Warm,humid,and unsable air is required for the development of thunderstorm in addition to steep lapse rate.A strong lifting mechanism is also required to lift the air to cosiderable height where the temperature is well below -20(minus twenty) degree celcius.
2007-08-21 07:54:19 · answer #2 · answered by Arasan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Thunder is caused by lightning. The sound is made as the air around the lightning bolt rapidly heats and cools. The air around a lightning strike is heated to 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit (27,500 C), as the air cools it causes a shock wave to occur known as thunder. The closer the lightning is, the louder the clap of thunder will be. You can think of thunder as nature's way of warning you to take cover to avoid being struck by lightning."
2007-08-20 23:00:48 · answer #3 · answered by horrid 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The distance of the lightning was very close, the further away you are from the strike, the less the big bang. If you are less than a 1/8 mile for the strike, it will sound like a very big cannon being fired.
2007-08-21 01:29:21 · answer #4 · answered by trey98607 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the flash of lightning before the bang that your hearing. it's severe thunder & lightning where am at now 21:00 at night, very heavy rain and our house that we're all living in the lights are flickering like in the film's, it's very cool, one of the local helpers with us say's it's going to be quite bad all night & tomorrow.
2007-08-20 23:03:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
clouds which is made of vapour has static electricity of very high magnitude .and it attracts another block of cloud of different charge .when the 2 blocks come into physical contact there is some sort of short circuit which causes the banging sound.
2007-08-20 23:56:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is caused by the numberous reactions of molecules in the atmosphere induced by the static electricity that has accumulated in the clouds.
2007-08-20 23:09:38 · answer #7 · answered by Bananaman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You wasted 5 points for this?
2007-08-20 23:34:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋