WHAT IS THUNDER?

FACTS ON THUNDER

• Thunder will usually appear in a storm with lightning.
• Lightning travels at the same speed as light 186,000 miles per second.
• The air inside a thundercloud is very cold because it is so high in the atmosphere.
• A lightning strike can be up to 50,000 °F.
• On calm weather days the sky is usually nuetral

Lightning is a case of opposites attracting. The negative charges in a cloud are attracted to the positive charge of Earth’s surface. When the charges become strong enough, electricity flows from the negatively-charged cloud to the positively-charged surface of the Earth, creating a lightning bolt.

Normally your house would have this thing called a lightning rod on your roof that when the lightning hits it, it won't shock your house

You should always take cover when there is thunder and lightning. Don't go outside and hold up an umbrella , stay indoors and you will be safe.

WHAT IS THUNDER?

• a loud rumbling or crashing noise heard after
• A lightning flash due to the expansion of rapidly heated air.

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