Thunder is caused by
A) the collision between two thunderstorms with opposite electrical charge.
B) the rapid heating of air surrounding a lightning channel.
C) the explosion that occurs when + and - charge collide and neutralize each other.
D) turbulent wind motions inside the thunderstorm.

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Thunder is caused by the rapid heating of air surrounding a lightning channel. As lightning travels through the air, it rapidly heats up the surrounding air to temperatures hotter than the surface of the sun. This sudden heating causes the air to rapidly expand and create a shock wave, which we hear as thunder.

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