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Q: Why is lightning considered static electricity?
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What kind of electricity is lightning an example?

Lightning is an example of static electricity


Is lightning a current or static electricity?

static electricity


Is lightning a compound?

No. Lightning is static electricity.


What kind of electricity is lightning?

static electricity


How does static electricity start?

How does static electricity start?


What is a natural form of static electricity?

A natural form of static electricity is lightning.


What are examples of naturally electricity?

static electricity 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.


How does lightning realate to electricity?

Well i don't know about electricity but i know about static electricity. Lightning is like static electricity, except on a much bigger scale. Both lightning and static electricity happen because of the attraction between the opposite charges. When static electricity moves, it is a current. When static electricity in clouds discharges to earth there is a huge, very short current pulse (surge).


What is the lightning an example of?

Static electricity


What are some dangerous forms of static electricity?

Lightning is a dangerous form of static electricity.


How did Ben Franklin prove that lightning was static electricity?

Ben Franklin proved that lightning was static electricity by means of his kite experiment. He believed that lighting was a form of static electricity on a huge scale.