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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.
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What happens before lightning strikes?
Nothing
How is sheet lightning different than lightning strikes?
Sheet lightning is Cloud to Cloud where Lightning is Cloud to Ground.
How far away should you be when lightning strikes?
that's impossible lightning can strike anywhere so no matter where you are lightning can possibly strike you even though lightning strikes to a human rarely happens but there sometimes reports of lightning strikes on lower ground but that doesnt mean you ignore that safety precaution cause that rarely happens
What happens if there is no conductor and the lightning strikes the tower?
the tower will explodes
Why does lightning need to touch the ground?
it doesn't. there are also cloud to cloudlightning strikes.
What is lightning what happens when it strikes?
Lightning is the flow of electrons attempting to equalize static charges - usually between clouds or between a cloud and ground. What happens when it strikes depends totally on the path it takes. Anything that gets in its way is likely to be damaged.
What happens to particles when lightning strikes?
They get struck by lightning.
What to do when lightning strikes and your in a open ground?
RUN!
If lightning strikes a bird what happens?
it dies
What happens before lightning strikes?
Nothing
What happens when lightning strikes next to you?
you get freaked out
What is happening when lightning strikes the ground?
it electricutes stuff
How is sheet lightning different than lightning strikes?
Sheet lightning is Cloud to Cloud where Lightning is Cloud to Ground.
How far away should you be when lightning strikes?
that's impossible lightning can strike anywhere so no matter where you are lightning can possibly strike you even though lightning strikes to a human rarely happens but there sometimes reports of lightning strikes on lower ground but that doesnt mean you ignore that safety precaution cause that rarely happens
What happens when lightning strikes snow?
I don't know you tell me
What happens if there is no conductor and the lightning strikes the tower?
the tower will explodes
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.
