Thunder is the sound we hear after seeing lightning. When lightning hits, it heats up the air around it really fast, so fast that the air expands like a balloon popping. This makes a big boom, which is thunder. The farther away you are from the lightning, the longer it takes for the sound to reach your ears.
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- Thunder sounds like a big balloon popping in the sky.
- You hear thunder after you see lightning because light travels faster than sound.
- Sometimes it sounds like the sky is shouting, and sometimes it just whispers.
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See also
- What Causes the ‘Sound’ of Thunder and How Is It Different From Lightning?
- What Causes the ‘Sound’ of a Thunderstorm?
- What Causes the Sound of Thunder?
- What Causes the ‘Sound’ of Thunder and Why Is It Loud?
- What Causes ‘Thunder’ and How Far Away Is a Storm?
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