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The cloud's strong negative charge attracts the ground's positive charge
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What happens before lightning strikes?
Nothing
What happens to the occupants of a metal-hulled boat when lightning strikes the water?
The lightning is conducted through the metal to discharge into the water. Metal-hulled boats, airplanes, and buildings are frequently hit by lightning with no harm to the occupants.
What kind of discharge is lightning?
static
What is it called when lightning strikes the ground?
Static discharge is causes the spark that is seen when electricity in a thunderhead discharges. The most common name for this type of spark or discharge is lightening.
Does lightning have atoms?
No, lightning does not have atoms. Lightning is an electrical discharge that occurs when there is a difference in electrical potential between two points, typically between a cloud and the ground. It is the movement of electrons through the air that creates the lightning bolt.
Is lightning is an example of an electric field or discharge?
lightning is an example of discharge
What happens before lightning strikes?
Nothing
Is lightning convection?
No. Lightning is an electrical discharge.
What happens to the occupants of a metal-hulled boat when lightning strikes the water?
The lightning is conducted through the metal to discharge into the water. Metal-hulled boats, airplanes, and buildings are frequently hit by lightning with no harm to the occupants.
What is the visible discharge of electricity called?
ligtning po.. its true..
What kind of discharge is lightning?
static
Why brown discharge happens before the period starts?
its just a sign
What is lightning and what happens when it strikes?
Lightning is an atmospheric discharge of electricity accompanied by thunder, which typically occurs during thunderstorms, and sometimes during volcanic eruptions or dust storms.In the atmospheric electrical discharge, a leader of a bolt of lightning can travel at speeds of 60,000 m/s (130,000 mph), and can reach temperatures approaching 30,000 °C (54,000 °F), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning
Is lightning alive?
No. Lightning is simply a very large discharge of static electricity.
What is it called when lightning strikes the ground?
Static discharge is causes the spark that is seen when electricity in a thunderhead discharges. The most common name for this type of spark or discharge is lightening.
Examples of electric discharge?
lightning is good
What is the discharge of static electricity in the atmosphere?
"lightning"
