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The lightning superheats the water within the tree causing it to violently expand and split the tree open.
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Where does the Lightning strike?
at trees
Can lightning split a mountain?
no only in novels
Where does lightning strike the most?
at trees
What scares lightning bugs?
Get a flashlight! Flash it for a split second, then turn it off. Naturally, a firefly will see the flash and respond.
Why do green trees burn when hit by lightning?
because lightning attracts to wood
How does lightning fires start?
The lightning hits trees, then the heat makes the fire.
Why does lightning like trees?
lighting like trees because of there branchs.
What is lightning attracted to the most?
i think trees
How does white oak trees move?
White oak trees are shorter and wider than most trees around them. By being wider, they shade out seedlings that would grow into taller trees and shade them out. By being shorter, they let lightning hit and kill the taller trees. Once the taller trees growing right around them die, others do not replace them. They are still short so that lightning hits other trees. Lightning hits those trees which are replaced.
Should people avoid trees when it is lightning?
yes
Does lightning ever hit tall trees?
The electricity in lightning seeks out the fastest way to transmit itself from the sky to the ground below. As a result tall trees are often struck by lightning if they are the tallest object in a given area.
What areas are most effected by lightning?
forests since trees fall down if they're struck by lightning
