Lightning storms can be both scary and fascinating. Lightning is five times hotter than the surface of
the sun. When lightning strikes, it heats the air up very quickly. When air gets hot, it expands and
vibrates, Imagine a day in the desert that is so hot, the air above the ground seems to shimmer. Now,
imagine the air in the sky getting hotter than a shimmering desert in a fraction of a second. When this
happens, it makes an extremely loud sound-the sound of thunder
Thunder is
caused
by heat
O caused
O concealed
O transferred
O destroyed
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