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Lightning often appears slightly bluish.
To be honest, I couldn't tell you if this is due to the high temperature (very hot things, like for example the flames on a gas stove, appear blue) or if it's got something to do with ionization (the atmosphere is mostly nitrogen, and I've seen ionized nitrogen's emission spectrum and would describe it as a pale blue-violet) or if it's just a visual artifact caused by the color sensing cells in your retina overloading (like they do when a camera flash goes off in your eyes and you see spots for a while afterward).
It might even be a combination of all three.
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Is lightning a light source or reflector?
Of course. Any source of light can be reflected from a mirror. The lightning itself will not reflect from a mirror.
What are some examples of electric discharge?
Lightning would be one.And the sparks of static electricity you see are too.
Lightening is caused by?
Lightning is static electricity.
When does lightning form?
Lightning is the result of air molecules being superheated (up to approximately 54,000° F, or six times the surface temperature of the sun!) by a massive surge of electricity. As such, lightning is always visible if you're close enough, though it may be obscured by opaque and semi-opaque materials such as clouds, smoke, soot, heavy snow, tornadic debris, etc.As a general rule of thumb, if you're close enough to hear the thunderclap, you were probably close enough to see the lightning. (And if you can hear thunder, you're at risk of being struck by lightning, so take shelter immediately.)
What is the function of the rods?
A lightning rod (US, AUS) or lightning conductor(UK) is a metal rod or metallic object mounted on top of a building, electrically bonded using a wire or electrical conductor to interface with ground or "earth" through an electrode, engineered to protect the building in the event oflightning strike. If lightning hits the building it will preferentially strike the rod and be conducted to ground through the wire, instead of passing through the building, where it could start a fire or cause electrocution.A lightning rod is a single component in a lightning protection system. Lightning rods are also called finials, air terminals or strike termination devices. The lighting rod requires a connection to earth to perform its protective function. Lightning rods come in many different forms, including hollow, solid, pointed, rounded, flat strips or even bristle brush-like. The main attribute of all lightning rods is they are conductive.
When did Blue Lightning happen?
Blue Lightning happened in 1989.
When was Blue Lightning created?
Blue Lightning was created in 1989.
What colors make electric blue?
Blue and lightning
Maternational lightning mcqeen paint job name?
lightning blue
What is the hottest lightning?
blue lightninng
Is there blue lightning and green lightning or purple lightning?
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What color is Annabeth's hat in The Lightning Thief?
blue
Do all clouds cause lightning?
No, clouds out of a blue sky would not affect lightning or lack of it
What are the release dates for The Blue Lightning - 1986 TV?
The Blue Lightning - 1986 TV was released on: Australia: May 1986 USA: 7 May 1986
Where did the expression out of the blue come from?
The full expression is: like a (lightning) bolt from the blue, meaning the rare instance of a bolt of lightning that strikes a long way from its cloudy source, seemingly out of a clear blue sky.
What colour is the sky and thunder and lightning?
Blue and black
How many colours of the lightning?
there are 5 difrent colors of of lightning, purple, blue, silver,black, and the strangest gold!
