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Why is a bolt of lightning like the spark you see when you touch a metal object?
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∙ 7y ago
Both are static electricity.
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Why would you avoid metal during a lightning storm?
Because thunder is drawn to metal and if you touch metal and it gets hit the shock will travel through the object and shock you.
How can you help someone that has been hit by lightning?
If there is lightning, go inside. Avoid plumbing and electrical devices if possible. A car also provides good protection as long as you don't touch the metal.
Does heat lightning touch the ground?
No
What happens if your hands are wet when you touch a charged object?
If your hands are wet when you touch a charged object, you will get an electric shock or electrocuted.
Why does lightning need to touch the ground?
it doesn't. there are also cloud to cloudlightning strikes.
Why would you avoid metal during a lightning storm?
Because thunder is drawn to metal and if you touch metal and it gets hit the shock will travel through the object and shock you.
What are electromagnetic waves in nature?
Static electricity is one example. When you rub your feet on the rug and then touch your sisters neck to cause a spark or lightning.
What is static electricity lightning?
Lightning in itself IS static electricity. The only difference between lightning and the little zap you feel when you rub your feet on your carpet and touch something metal is that Lightning is MILLIONS of times more powerful.
Why heat transfer to metal objects?
Heat transfers to, and from, any object, not just metal object. Metals in general are very good conductors of heat; as a result, you might feel the temperature more easily when you touch a metal object. If you get burned more easily by a metal object than by a wooden object, for example, both at the same temperature, this is a direct result of heat conduction.
Name three examples of static electricity?
Your hair when it stands up, the little lightning bolt you see when you touch metal, and some friction.
Why is it important to touch a charged object to the metal rod of an electroscope and not to the rubber stopper?
it is important because if you don't and touch the rubber stopper it will not show if it is positive.
How can you help someone that has been hit by lightning?
If there is lightning, go inside. Avoid plumbing and electrical devices if possible. A car also provides good protection as long as you don't touch the metal.
What part do you need when you don't get any spark from your Honda trx 300?
first did you chech for spark by removing the spark plug and then attach the plug wire back on it and touch the other end on something metal while you are startin the bike and you will be able to see if you have spark
How do you build an electric clock from scratch?
Wear wool socks and rub them on the floor, then touch someone or a metal object.
What is a negatively charged matter?
Any material can be charged, either positively or negatively. It has no name as such. You can do that by shuffling your feet back and forth on a carpet and touching something. You can feel a spark from your finger. By shuffling your feet your body acquires a charge, which discharges when you touch a metal object that is grounded.
Does heat lightning touch the ground?
No
How do you check for spark?
pull a spark plug wire off of a spark plug but leave it connected to the distributor. get a screw driver and have it touch inside the pluge wire and also be touching another metal on the car (make sure you are not touching any metal, just the rupper on the wire and the plastic handle of the screwdriver ...now have someone turn over the engine.
