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Which of the following is the primary cause of thunder?
Which of the following is the primary cause of thunder?
- The speed of light
- The observer's distance from the lightning strike
- The rapid heating and cooling of air (correct)
- The sound produced by lightning
What is the relationship between the speed of light and the sound of thunder?
What is the relationship between the speed of light and the sound of thunder?
- Light and sound travel at the same speed
- Light travels faster than sound (correct)
- Sound travels faster than light
- There is no relationship between light and sound
How can the distance between a lightning strike and an observer be estimated?
How can the distance between a lightning strike and an observer be estimated?
- By listening to the thunder pitch
- By counting the seconds between lightning and thunder (correct)
- By measuring the brightness of the lightning
- By observing the color of the lightning
