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Why does lightning most often occur at night?
This is a question based on my experience. I cannot say that lightning (succeed by thunder) never occurs during the day, but it seems most likely to occur during the night. Maybe the humidity levels ...
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Without seeing the lightning, can you tell how far away it struck by how the thunder sounds?
Is there any way to tell how far away a lightning strike is by how its thunder sounds? I thought one way might be by using the fact that higher frequencies travel faster than lower frequencies. Would ...
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Does an object's movement affect the likelihood of being struck by lightning?
Does the state of whether an object if moving or stationary affect the likelihood of it being struck by lightning?
I suppose some things that could be considered would be:
Whether the movement means ...
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