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When a positive and negative collide together, that's how lightning is formed
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Does lightning strike up high?
yes
When lightning strikes the the sea why don't all the fish die?
Before a lightning strike, a charge builds up along the water's surface. When lightning strikes, most of electrical charge occurs near the water's surface. Most fish swim below the surface and are unaffected.
How hot can a lightning strike get?
The lightning strike can get up to 30,000 Celsius which is 6 times hotter than the surface of the sun.
How far from heavy rain of a thunderstorm can lightning strike?
Lightning can strike up to 30 miles from a thunderstorm, though such instances are rare.
How far from the heavy rain of a thunderstorm can lightning strike?
Lightning can strike up to 30 miles from the parent storm cell, though such cases are rare.
How far can lightning travel?
Lightning can strike up to 10 miles from it's parent storm cloud.
How does static electricity build up in clouds?
Lightning
What are two Clues that lighting is about to strike?
the two clues that lightning is about to strike is 1. hair is sticking up 2 dark stormy sky
How is sound created during a lightning storm?
Lightning is a form of energy, it builds up in the clouds and when it is released you see the energy but the sound forms because the lightning has so much energy it splits the air molecules.
What direction does lightning strike?
Lightning strikes from the sky when a channel of charged ions reaches down from the sky to connect with a channel of the opposite charge that is reaching up. This causes a flash of light called a step leader when electricity travels between the charges.
Can lightning strike from the ground up?
== == It is actually both. Here are details from from NSSL http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/faq/faq_ltg.php
How do you get lightning in Virtual Villages 5?
You need 100 energy to get lightening power.
