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Lightning is the discharge of static electricity. Items on the ground, including the ground itself, has one charge while the clouds in the sky, even the sky itself has the opposite charge. When one has more charge than the other, it discharges causing lightning.

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When opposite electrical charges build up in very tall clouds what is produced?

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What is the Hebrew translation of clouds and lightning?

Clouds = ananim (עננים) Lightning = barak (ברק) Clouds and lightning = ananim uvarak (עננים וברק)


Why is lightning a part of science?

Lightning is created when friction is created between clouds, clouds which are formed by the evaporation of water. Lighting is the light which is given when the static electricity is released.


Is lightning produced by clouds rain or thunder?

Lightning comes - kind of indirectly - from clouds. Lightning primarily occurs when warm air is mixed with colder air masses resulting in atmospheric disturbances necessary for polarizing the atmosphere. However, it can also occur during dust storms, forest fires, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, and even in the cold of winter, where the lightning is known as thundersnow. Thunder is produced by lightning Rain comes from clouds reaching and then exceeding saturation conditions - so that the moisture they are made up of condenses and falls as rain.


What type of electricity causes lightning?

it is the kenetic energy produced by water molecules rubbing against each other that's also why lightning is hot because of the molecules rubing together and heating up Electric charge is not kinetic energy. Lightning is Electrostatic charge finding its way back to earth, from where it originally came. The electrical energy is converted to heat in the materials it strikes.


What name of which clouds crashing together make thunder?

Cumulonimbus clouds crashing together can create thunder. These are large, dense clouds that can produce thunderstorms and severe weather conditions like lightning and heavy rainfall. Thunder is the sound produced by the rapid expansion of air due to the intense heating and cooling caused by lightning strikes within the cloud.


Where does lightning form?

Lightning forms in clouds.


How does lightning contribute to acid rain?

the lightning creates sulpur dioxide and this then evaporates into the clouds. it dissolves into the water and it effectivley rains acid!


Do all clouds cause lightning?

No, clouds out of a blue sky would not affect lightning or lack of it


Does lightning start from the ground or from the clouds?

Lightning typically starts from the clouds and travels towards the ground.


Are clouds produced from condensation?

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What rubs together to cause lightning?

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