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Thunder & Lightning

Know that thunder and lightning happen during thunderstorms: lightning is a giant spark of electricity that forms in clouds, thunder is the sound the lightning makes, and we see lightning before hearing thunder because light travels faster than sound

Typical age: 79 years

During a thunderstorm, can your child explain that lightning is electricity in the clouds, thunder is its sound, and that we see the flash before the boom because light is faster than sound?

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