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Does lightning go from earth to clouds or from clouds to earth?
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BOTH of those kinds of lightning occur.
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What causes the charge separation in clouds?
The protons on Earth cause the charge separation in clouds. When these charges are powerful enough, the cloud's electricity is discharged toward the Earth's surface, causing lightning.
Can lightning strike backwards?
Lightning does not strike backwards, from the ground to the sky. It only moves in one direction, from the sky to the ground.By striking backwards, do you mean can the Earth give off a lightning bolt to the clouds? No.
Thunder is created by?
Lightning is formed by particles in the clouds, that on the top forms a Positive charge, and on the bottom a Negative charge, these particles continue to form, and when there are to many particles in the clouds, some need to go, and when they go, they come out as Static electricity, which this is called Lightning, and the more particles there are, the more will need to be given, and that means the more lightning there is.
What are clouds that create thunder and lightning storms and tornadoes?
Such clouds are called cumulonimbus.
What name of which clouds crashing together make thunder?
Clouds do not make thunder, clouds produce lightning. The lightning heats up the surrounding air causing loud blasts of thunder.
What can cause lightning?
Lightning is caused by a voltage difference between the clouds and Earth, or between clouds.
Do lighting and thunder have the same cause?
No. Lightning is caused by electrical charges travelling from clouds to the earth, earth to clouds or cloud to cloud. Thunder is caused by lightning.
What does lightning results from?
The lightning happens because of the pressure of the clouds and it the lightning comes out from the clouds naturally.... (lightning are dangerous so don't try to go up and see if it is right or wrong
What is the Hebrew translation of clouds and lightning?
Clouds = ananim (×¢× × ×™×) Lightning = barak (ברק) Clouds and lightning = ananim uvarak (×¢× × ×™× וברק)
What causes the charge separation in clouds?
The protons on Earth cause the charge separation in clouds. When these charges are powerful enough, the cloud's electricity is discharged toward the Earth's surface, causing lightning.
Where does lightning form?
Lightning forms in clouds.
Do all clouds cause lightning?
No, clouds out of a blue sky would not affect lightning or lack of it
What is the lightning between clouds?
Lightning is just really large static. Lightning between clouds is called cloud lightning or sheet lightning and is caused when one cloud has an excessive charge and another cloud has an excessive amount of the opposite cloud. The lightning is used to relieve the clouds charge.
Can lightning strike backwards?
Lightning does not strike backwards, from the ground to the sky. It only moves in one direction, from the sky to the ground.By striking backwards, do you mean can the Earth give off a lightning bolt to the clouds? No.
Can lighting come from the ground?
Yes, lightning can come from the ground because the electrons want to go to the holes in the sky. Most people think that lightning comes from the clouds, but it doesn't. There is no electricity in clouds, only moisture.
Where do lightning bolts occur?
lightning bolts occur in the clouds.
What are lightning strikes?
Large bolts of electricity coming from clouds. In some cases the bolt comes from the earth up to the cloud.
