Lightning in itself IS static electricity. The only difference between lightning and the little zap you feel when you rub your feet on your carpet and touch something metal is that Lightning is MILLIONS of times more powerful.
All lightning is a powerful discharge of static electricity.
No. Lightning is static electricity.
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No. Lightning is simply a very large discharge of static electricity.
An atmospheric discharge of static electricity is called lightning.
A discharge of static electricity from a huge cloud is called lightning.
Lightning is an example of static electricity
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No. Lightning is static electricity.
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A natural form of static electricity is lightning.
How does static electricity start?
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Well i don't know about electricity but i know about static electricity. Lightning is like static electricity, except on a much bigger scale. Both lightning and static electricity happen because of the attraction between the opposite charges. When static electricity moves, it is a current. When static electricity in clouds discharges to earth there is a huge, very short current pulse (surge).
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Lightning is a dangerous form of static electricity.
Ben Franklin proved that lightning was static electricity by means of his kite experiment. He believed that lighting was a form of static electricity on a huge scale.