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Is thunder the sound of lightning?

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Is thunder the sound of lightning?

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A lightning strike can heat the air in a fraction of a second. When air is heated that quickly, it expands violently and then contracts, like an explosion that happens in the blink of an eye. It’s that explosion of air that creates sound waves, which we hear and call thunder.

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