Best Answer: According to Doreen Virtue (known as the Angel lady) there are 15 of them. Archangel: Michael, Metatron, Gabriel, Jophiel, Ariel, Haniel, Raphael, Azrael, Jeremiel, Raguel, Chamuel, Raziel, Sandalphon, Zadkiel and Uriel.
Thunder is the name given to the loud sound waves created by lightning. The lightning channel heats and expands quickly and explosively, causing a violent disturbance in the air surrounding the strike that radiates outward for a short distance as a supersonic (faster than sound) shock wave.
1 The speed of sound in air is approximately 330 m/s (about 1,200 kph or 700 mph). 2  The speed of sound in air is nearly the same for all frequencies and amplitudes. 3  It increases with temperature.  Determining the Distance to a Lightning Bolt: Sound waves take approximately 5 seconds to travel 1 mile.