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Did scientist agree with Benjamin Franklin about electricity is lightning?
Few would agree with the statement because electricity is not always lightning. Electricity can take many other forms. The statement "lightning is electricity" however, is more accurate and was quickly supported by others.
What is produced when static electricity is discharged in the air?
An atmospheric discharge of static electricity is called lightning.
Is static electricity is a kind of a lightning?
A little but if this was homework the basic answer would NO
What is the speed of electricity or lightning compared to the speed of sound and light?
The speed of lightning is somewhere between that of light and sound which is why most scientists would agree that the speed of light and the speed of sound make a good comparison to that of lightning and electricity.
What is static electricity a form of?
Another form of static elecricity would be... lightning.
What are some examples of electric discharge?
Lightning would be one.And the sparks of static electricity you see are too.
Does lightning have matter?
No lightning is not matter.Lightning is energy and energy has no mass or volume and does not take up space. More things that arent matter are rainbows, color, ideas, plasma,anything that is a solid liquid or gas and moreit is a matter which is known as plasma and plasma is a hot ionized gases formed under extremely high temperatures.
What is the difference between a lightning storm and a thunderstorm?
sometimes they are used interchangeably but technically a Lightning storm involves visible lightning bolts striking the earth. A thunderstorm on the other hand just involves the sound thunder, although thunder may be the sound of lighting striking but the lightning may not be visible or strike the earth directly so the proper name would be thunderstorm in this example.
Would the plastic lightning rod work better than the same as or not as well as a metal lightning rod?
Most plastic does not conduct electricity well and will not work as well as a metal lightning rod.
What would the speed of lightning be if it didn't zigzag?
The 'electricity' would move at the same speed, but it would take longer to get from the cloud to the ground.
What would the speed of lightning be if it didn't zig zag?
The 'electricity' would move at the same speed, but it would take longer to get from the cloud to the ground.
What would happen without the light from the sun?
there would be no electricity no lightning and such.....
