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lightning cnat happen IN the earth only outside it because it needs positive and negative charges from the sky and ground
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What happens about 6000 times per minute on earth?
Lightning
What happens when lightning hit earth?
it might smoke a tiny bit where it hit the earth
What happens when lightning strikes the ground?
I read a book by an electrical engineer who said, "When lightning strikes the earth. there is a positive charge in the earth from which sends runners up toward the base of a cumulonimbus cloud which has a negative charge. The negative charge sends out runners toward the runners of positive charge. When the two charges meet, the lightning charge goes toward the earth and the result is a bolt of lightning.
What happens to particles when lightning strikes?
They get struck by lightning.
What happens to the glass ball on a lightning rod if it gets struck by lightning?
The glass ball is for ornamental purposes only. Nothing happens to it when lightning strikes it.
Does lightning go from earth to clouds or from clouds to earth?
BOTH of those kinds of lightning occur.
Does lightning know things?
NO! Lightning doesn't have thoughts. Lightning happens when GOD makes it happen!
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?
lightning strikes about 6002 times in a minute on earth.
Does lightning shake the earth?
No. Lightning produces a shockwave in the air, which we call thunder.
Why does lightning occur more often in the summer?
lightning happens in the summer because it is so dry that when it rains lightning will come.
What is a jolt of lightning?
Well a Jolt of lightning is i think when lightning stikes a object on the earth! Was tht helpful? *Alannah*
