The Science Behind Thunderstorms: Lightning and Thunder Explained

The video explains the formation of thunderstorms, starting with cloud formation from water vapor and dust. It describes how precipitation occurs as rain or snow, depending on temperature. The video details the creation of electrical charges within thunderclouds, leading to lightning. It clarifies that lightning is the result of positive and negative charges meeting. Finally, it explains thunder as the sound produced when air rushes back into the space vacated by lightning.

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What is the relationship between lightning and thunder?