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Do lighting and thunder have the same cause?

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What is an electrical discharge between two clouds or between a cloud and the earth's surface?

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Where does lightning form?

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Do all clouds cause lightning?

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Does lightning start from the ground or from the clouds?

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If the earth's surface was an insulator and not a conductor would lightning be able to strike earth's surface?

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What does lightning results from?

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