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'''Thunder''' is the [[sound]] produced by [[lightning]]. The sound is, more specifically, the result of [[supersonic]] [[shock waves]] produced by the [[superheating]] of the air directly surrounding the lightning bolt. | '''Thunder''' is the [[sound]] produced by [[lightning]]. The sound is, more specifically, the result of [[supersonic]] [[shock waves]] produced by the [[superheating]] of the air directly surrounding the lightning bolt. | ||
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[[Category:Meteorology]] | [[Category:Meteorology]] | ||
Revision as of 05:51, April 20, 2007
Thunder is the sound produced by lightning. The sound is, more specifically, the result of supersonic shock waves produced by the superheating of the air directly surrounding the lightning bolt.