• What causes lightning and thunder?

  • Feb 14 2025
  • Length: 3 mins
  • Podcast

What causes lightning and thunder?

  • Summary

  • A bright flash in the sky… then BOOM! What’s happening?

    In less than 5 minutes, Michelle explains how electric charges in clouds create lightning and why thunder is just superheated air exploding!

    In this episode:

    • What makes lightning strike?
    • Why does thunder always come after lightning?
    • A fun trick to measure how far away a storm is!


    Tune in now for a shockingly cool science lesson!

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