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Sequencing is putting things in order, from first to last.

Read about lightning and thunder, paying attention to the sequence of events,
from first to last.

Lightning and Thunder


Long ago, people made up myths and legends to explain what causes
lightning and thunder. Having an explanation for something can make it less
frightening. Lightning and thunder can be very frightening especially
because they often happen just before a big rainstorm.

We now know what causes lightning and thunder. Have you ever
noticed that you often hear thunder just a few seconds after you see
lightning? This is because it is lightning that causes thunder. If the storm is
far away from you, there are a few seconds between the lightning and the
thunder. If the storm is close to you, you hear the thunder almost at the
same time that you see the lightning.

Lightning is caused by electricity building up inside a cloud.


When a large mass of warm air and a large mass of cold air come together
high above the earth, it causes a lot of movement in the air. The cold air
moves down while the warm air moves up, which creates something like
friction. An electric charge builds up in the clouds. The charge gets stronger
and stronger until it explodes—and the LIGHTNING flashes.

When the lightning flashes, the air around it becomes unbelievably


hot—five times hotter than the surface of the sun!
The heated air expands into the cooler air around it, causing the shockwave
that we call thunder.
Even though we usually see lightning before we hear the thunder that
it causes, the two events happen just a fraction of a second apart. In
addition, both light and sound travel through the air in waves. However,
light waves travel faster than sound waves, so the light waves from the
explosion get to us first.

A tiny version of an event similar to lightning and thunder can happen


when you brush your feet along a carpet and then touch a doorknob. You
can sometimes hear the little sizzle of mini-thunder, and see the flash of
mini-lightning.

1. Write the numbers 1 through 6 in the boxes beside the events to show the
sequence of what happens to cause lightning and thunder, from first to
last.
1-6?

Friction created by air movement creates an electric charge inside a


cloud.

A large mass of warm air and a large mass of cold air come together
high above the earth

We hear a crash of thunder.

The cold air moving down and the warm air moving up creates
something like friction.

We see a flash of lightning.

An electric charge inside a cloud grows stronger and stronger.

2. What is something else that can cause a flash of electricity?


WORKSHEET
Name:
Sequencing of Events
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Total Questions: 5 Class:
Worksheet time: 8 mins
Teacher’s Name: Alme Miñoza Date:

1. Write down the first three things you do when you wake up in the morning:

2. Write down the first three things you do when you attend a mass:

3. Write down the first three things you do after your class:
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