{"id":1150,"date":"2023-06-22T14:07:10","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T08:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=1150"},"modified":"2024-04-03T07:01:23","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:31:23","slug":"q-during-the-thunderstorm-the-thunder-in-the-skies-is-produced-by-the","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-during-the-thunderstorm-the-thunder-in-the-skies-is-produced-by-the","title":{"rendered":"Q. During the thunderstorm, the thunder in the skies is produced by the"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\">\n<li>meeting of cumulonimbus clouds in the sky<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>lightning that separates the nimbus clouds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>violent upward movement of air and water particles<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Select the correct answer using the codes given below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"mcq wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 and 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 and 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>None of the above<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (d) None of the above<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Notes:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lightning is the most spectacular element of a thunderstorm. Lightning is a discharge of electricity. A&nbsp;<strong>single stroke of lightning can heat the air around it to 30,000\u00b0C<\/strong>&nbsp;(54,000\u00b0F). This extreme heating causes the air to&nbsp;<strong>expand explosively fast<\/strong>. The&nbsp;<strong>expansion creates a shock wave that turns into a booming sound wave<\/strong>, known as thunder.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Thunderstorms<\/strong>&nbsp;result&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;<strong>rapid&nbsp;upward&nbsp;movement&nbsp;of&nbsp;warm<\/strong>, and&nbsp;<strong>moist air<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They can&nbsp;<strong>occur&nbsp;inside&nbsp;warm<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>moist&nbsp;air masses<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>at fronts<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As the&nbsp;<strong>warm, moist air moves upward<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>it cools, condenses, and forms cumulonimbus clouds<\/strong>&nbsp;that can reach heights of&nbsp;<strong>over 20 km (12.45 miles)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The&nbsp;<strong>thunderstorms&nbsp;<\/strong>are associated with the&nbsp;<strong>cumulonimbus clouds<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>These&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/types-of-clouds-upsc\/\">clouds<\/a>&nbsp;normally form on warm sunny days<\/strong>&nbsp;but they can also be&nbsp;<strong>found&nbsp;on the cold front<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From above it is clear that&nbsp;<strong>thunder in the sky<\/strong>&nbsp;is not produced by the&nbsp;<strong>meeting of cumulonimbus clouds<\/strong>&nbsp;in the sky.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Thunderstorms 101 | National Geographic\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zUNEFefftt8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_4faabe-98 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_4faabe-98 .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_4faabe-98\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Select the correct answer using the codes given below. 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