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What is a sudden release of electricity that can jump between a cloud and the earth or between clouds?
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How does lightning produce thunder?
Lightning, when the "circuit" is complete from the ion particles streaming up from the ground and down from the clouds, makes thunder because of the sudden rush of negative ions rushing to the ground. (-----) <-cloud / \ <- negative ion stream \ <-positive ion stream _____ <- ground (-----) <-cloud / \ <- negative ion stream / <- thunder comes when the 'circuit' is complete \ <-positive ion stream _____ <- ground When the electricity arc between clouds and earth it super-heats a path of air, which creates thunder. It should be pointed out that this expansion of air is faster than the speed of sound and thus produces a sonic boom, thunder.
When you get zapped by static electricity what is happening?
When you get zapped by static electricity, it means that there is an imbalance of electric charge on your body or on the object you touch. This causes a sudden flow of electrons to even out the charge, resulting in a small but quick electric shock or spark.
How do you use volt in a sentence?
This laser operates on just one volt of electricity. In fencing, a volt is a sudden movement or leap, made to avoid a thrust.
What is a sudden energy discharge between parts of a cloud is called?
Warm front
Is sudden an adverb?
I think sudden is an adjective, not an adverb. Let me see:A sudden movement caused Clary to advert her eyes.Yes, I think it is an adjective.
What is a sudden discharge between parts of a cloud between nearby clouds or between a cloud and the ground?
lightning
A sudden spark when electrical charges jump between nearby clouds or parts of a cloud or between a cloud and the ground?
That is true.
I get a shock by touching any metal during winter or dry weather?
Because of the build up and sudden release (Through touch) of static electricity.
Which word best describes electricity as it occurs in nature?
sudden
What do you call a sudden drop in electricity to the computer?
It is a glitch or a blackout.
What are two things that show you that it is about to rain?
Dark clouds overhead and a sudden cold wind.
What is electricity in the sky?
A giant spark that flashes across the sky. Each bolt zigzags through the air at many thousand of miles (kilometers) a second! Its electrical charge of about 100 million volts would be enough to light a small town for a whole year! The charge comes from tiny drops of water or ice that bump and rub within huge, towering cumulonimbus clouds. When the charge gets big enough, it creates the lightning. Bolts jump between the cloud and the ground or between two clouds.
Can you put the word portend in a sentence?
The black clouds and sudden thunder portend the upcoming storm.
An is a sudden release of energy in Earth's causing?
An_is a sudden release of energy in Earth's_,causing the ground to shake?
Why cloud Brust Occurrs?
Cloudbursts are sudden rainstorms caused when nimbus clouds become saturated with water vapor in the atmosphere and release large quantity's of heavy rain. Flash flooding is often associated with these downpours.
The function of a capacitor in an electric ciruit is to?
To store electricity for a sudden burst of extra energy.
What word best describes electricity as it occurs in nature?
I think it is stationary?
