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Why does the earth shake when the earthquake occurs?
The tectonic plates of the earth shift and move. They overlap and collide with each other which makes the earth shake!
What do you need to do when lightning?
Protect the high buildings, structures from lightning using lightning spike, lightning mast , earth wire.
How much time does lightning strike in a minute on the earth?
On average, there are about 44 flashes of lightning per second and 2,400 times per minute on Earth. This equates to approximately 1.4 billion lightning strikes worldwide every year.
If the earth's surface was an insulator and not a conductor would lightning be able to strike earth's surface?
No, if the Earth's surface were an insulator, lightning would not be able to strike it because insulators do not conduct electricity. Lightning occurs when there is a difference in electrical charge between the clouds and the Earth's surface, and if the Earth were an insulator, it would not allow the flow of electricity necessary for lightning to occur.
Does lightning only strike on earth?
No. Lightning has been detected on Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn.
Why does the earth shake when an earthquake is happening?
Earthquakes are caused by the slip of two plate boundaries. Then the earth begins to shake, that shaking moving through the earth finally getting to the surface. That is why the earth skakes when an earth quake happens.
How does lightning happens in the earth?
lightning cnat happen IN the earth only outside it because it needs positive and negative charges from the sky and ground
How does lightning help the enviorment?
lightning helps to reduce the electric field between a storm and the earth
What is the only form of plasma on earth?
The only form of plasma on Earth found in nature is lightning. Lightning occurs when an electrical charge builds up in the atmosphere and discharges, creating a plasma state of matter.
Do the movement of rocks in the earth causes the ground to shake?
the movement in the rocks dosnot cause the ground to shake?
What Pokémon can defeat by lightning Pokémon?
a lightning type can beat any Pokemon type but earth because electric moves don't affect earth types
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.
