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What is St. Elmo’s Fire?
St. Elmo’s Fire is the flash of light that is seen around ships in a thunder storm. It is an electrical discharge caused by the storm. St. Elmo’s Fire is the name sailors have given to the sudden glow of ghostly flames that can sometimes be men flickering around ships in stormy weather. The “fire” …
What makes the color in a rainbow?
The colors in a rainbow are made by sunlight shining through raindrops in the air, which separate the light into the colors of the spectrum. A rainbow occurs at the end of a storm, when the sun begins to shine while the air is still filled with raindrops. When the sunlight passes through the millions …
What causes waves?
Water waves are caused mainly by the wind. On a windy or stormy day there are many waves in the water, and on a calm day there are fewer waves. This explains what makes most waves in the water. Winds push up waves on seas, lakes and ponds. The waves you see on a calm …
What is a heat lightning?
Heat lighting is the flashes of light produced by distant electrical storms. The flashes of lightning occur too far away for thunder to be heard. Sometimes, on warm summer evenings, we see so-called “heat lightning”—silent flashes of light in the distant sky. Heat lightning is really light from a flash of chain lightning that takes …
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