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When opposite electrical charges build up in very tall clouds what is produced?
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Thunder occurs when positive and negative electrical charges build up in the clouds.?
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Do lighting and thunder have the same cause?
No. Lightning is caused by electrical charges travelling from clouds to the earth, earth to clouds or cloud to cloud. Thunder is caused by lightning.
Why does thunder usually occur during storms that have lightning?
Opposite electrical charges inside storm clouds separate, causing lightning to flash towards Earth. Lightning has enough energy to heat the air all around it. This sudden burst of heat is what causes the noise we know as thunder.
Why do thunderstorms come to the US?
Thunderstorms take place in the US for the same reason that they take place anywhere else. Sunlight heats water and drives evaporation; rising water vapor accumulates electrical charges through friction, forming clouds which with sufficient amounts of electrical charge will eventually discharge in the form of lightning.
Lightning results from what?
Electrical build up in the atmosphere discharging itselfstatic from clouds
What occurs when positive and negative electrical charges build up in clouds?
Lightning
What is kind of electric light?
Lightning is an electrical current that starts in clouds due to differences in electrical charges between parts of the clouds.
Thunder occurs when positive and negative electrical charges build up in the clouds.?
False A+
What makes electrical charges in clouds so they make lightning?
Hot air and cold air
Do lighting and thunder have the same cause?
No. Lightning is caused by electrical charges travelling from clouds to the earth, earth to clouds or cloud to cloud. Thunder is caused by lightning.
What is the purpose of lightning?
Lightning is simply a static electrical discharge between opposite charges between clouds, or the clouds and the ground. It occurs in order to cancel out opposing charge surpluses. Thunder is simply the concussion shock wave caused by the explosive heating and expansion of the air immediately around the bolt of 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.
What occurs when positive and negative electrical changes build up in the clouds?
Eventually the two charges will have to balance out with what we call lightening?
Is lightning caused by electric charges in clouds?
Yes. Although the development of these charges is still mostly understood, the buildup of opposite charges in the clouds can create a discharge (lightning) between the cloud and the ground, or the cloud and another cloud. Sometimes the distribution of charges can be seen in a dendritic (forked) pattern of lightning bolts. (see related link)
Why does thunder usually occur during storms that have lightning?
Opposite electrical charges inside storm clouds separate, causing lightning to flash towards Earth. Lightning has enough energy to heat the air all around it. This sudden burst of heat is what causes the noise we know as thunder.
Why does thunder usually occur during storms that have lightning flashes?
Opposite electrical charges inside storm clouds separate, causing lightning to flash towards Earth. Lightning has enough energy to heat the air all around it. This sudden burst of heat is what causes the noise we know as thunder.
What clouds are the opposite of cirrus?
There are three types of clouds; cirrus, stratus and cumulus. Cirrus clouds are curly looking while stratus clouds are flat or layered. The cumulus clouds are the largest, and most opposite to the cirrus clouds.
