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Why does lightning touch ground on the mainland but not in the pacific islands?
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∙ 9y ago
The water is a better ground than land, so it finds the water near the islands
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∙ 9y ago
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When lightning hits a lightning rod where does the lightning go?
The ground
What a lightning rob does?
It is called a lightning rod and it protects buildings from lightning by guiding the lightning into the ground.
Where does an albatross lay its eggs?
Both parents return to the same deserted islands near Antarctica or in the north Pacific every two years to lay one egg on the ground on the seashore.
Which football league ground is not on the mainland of the UK?
You mean Premiership ground? It's Portsmouth, which is based on Portsea Island, which is very close to the mainland.
How is sheet lightning different than lightning strikes?
Sheet lightning is Cloud to Cloud where Lightning is Cloud to Ground.
Why is lighting strike so close to the ground here?
because (fork lightning in particular) lightning starts on the ground!
What are the names of the islands in world war 2?
In the Pacific these were the islands:Iwo Jima: Famous for the picture of the six soldier who rose the flag on the mountainGuadalcanal and the Solomon Islands: Prevented Japan from invading AustraliaPhilippines: We controlled the Philippines and MacArthur vowed to take it backOkinawa: Base where launched our B-29's and the A-Bomb. Staging ground for planned mainland invasion of JapanJapan: People who started the warIf there are more, feel free to edit
Does lightning travel from the ground to the air or from the air to the ground?
It Goes From The Ground To Air..
Does lightning travel from the sky to the ground or the ground to the sky?
What causes lighting??????? What causes lighting???????
Is it true that lightning started in the ground?
No...
Does heat lightning touch the ground?
No
What is twin lightning?
It is when to lightning thingys are the same and hit the ground at the same time.
