• Lightning causes the sound of thunder. Erica Garcia, grade 3, Edgelea • When lightning gets in warm air. Khalil Garrett, grade 3, Edgelea • God gets really mad, and you can hear it.

Dear Tom, What causes the sound of thunder?Michelle Gorski Lake VillaDear Michelle,Thunder is produced by lightning. A lightning bolt heats the air through which it travels to about 50,000 degrees.

Dear Tom,Peals of thunder have always fascinated me. Some are brief, like a sudden crash. Sometimes thunder rolls and rumbles for 10 or 20 seconds. What causes the difference?John Hannessey, Rockfo… ...

Thursday’s Ask Storm Team 11 question comes from Geoffrey Smith. He asks: “How does thunder roll that way where it’s more than just a singular clap?”Let’s first talk a… ...

This causes the column to vibrate like a tubular drum head and produces a tremendous crack. ... THUNDER STORMS produce lightning, which creates the sound we call thunder.

Conversely, sound waves entering cold air from warm air at an angle will slow the wave and bend it in opposite manner. Bear in mind, even a gradual change in temperature can cause sound waves to bend.

Thunder is simply the sound created by a bolt of lightning. When lightning occurs, it's about 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit. That heats the surrounding air causing it to violently and rapidly expand.

Dear Tom, What causes thunder? — Nancy Boehm, Glenview Dear Nancy, Thunder is literally the sound of lightning. The energy released in a lightning stroke immediately heats the nearby column of ...

Thunder and lightning are summer staples, but they can happen all year round. Here's a quick science lesson on how thunder, lightning and storms form.

When the lightning is gone, air goes back into the channel very quickly, and that is what causes the sound of thunder. A single bolt of lightning contains enough energy (nearly 5 billion joules ...

WHAS11's Kaitlynn Fish explains how lightning is formed and where thunder comes from.

Rolling thunder takes advantage of an inversion, or layer of warm air between a layer of cooler air to trap sound. Typically, temperatures fall as you travel from the ground to the atmosphere.