Why do thunder sounds rumble for a prolonged period after a lightning flash?

Type: MCQ • Marks: 1

A. Because light produces sound

B. Because lightning creates multiple echoes and reverberations among clouds and terrain

C. Both A and B

D. Because sound travels slower than light

Explanation

Prolonged thunder rumbles stem from sound traveling at finite speed over extended lightning channels combined with cloud reflections.

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