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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.
If lightning strikes a lake or river does it strike the ground below the water?
yes it can:)
Why does lightning need to touch the ground?
it doesn't. there are also cloud to cloudlightning strikes.
When a lightning bolt transfers a charge of 17 coulombs when it strikes the ground. How many electrons does the lightning bolt transfer as it strikes the ground?
If a lightening bolt transfers twenty three coulombs to earth how many electrons are transferred?
When lightning strikes a lightning rod Where is the last place the charge flows?
A lightning rod is grounded, meaning it connects to the ground, and the ground is the last place the charge flows to. It is absorbed into the planet Earth.
If lightning strikes the ground near you can it harm you?
Oh, yes. It might even kill you.
Does lighting hit something everytime it strikes?
Lightning does not hit something every time it strikes. There are various forms of lightning. Lightning that is classified as "cloud to ground" lightning will strike something in it's path. Another form of lightning is sheet lightning. This type of lighting illuminates the sky and spreads from cloud to cloud.
What causes a muck fire?
lightning can start a muck fire if there is a natural resource in the ground where it strikes
When a lightning bolt strikes the ground the next bolt on average will?
not strike for another 30 seconds
A wire is placed on the top of a transmission line to?
Ground wireAnswerIt's a (lightning) protection wire, designed to protect the line conductors from lightning strikes.
Does lightning effect wind turbines?
They have a lightning rod built into them, which therefore does not affect them at all because once it strikes the charge is dispersed back into the ground.
