What are lightning bolts made of?

Answer 1

Lightning is a sudden, large discharge of electricity. It contains nothing but electrons and neutrons as a discharge of electrons from clouds to the ground. In other words, a giant spark of Electricity !

[Lighting--with no 'n' after the 't' is something that makes light, like a light bulb.]

Answer 2

Lightning bolts are energy, represented by the movement of large negative and positive charges.

Lightning bolts originate when a positively charged cloud forms a connection to another cloud that has a negative charge, or discharges to the ground. The lightning bolt's power is related to the size of the clouds. The bigger the clouds are, the more positive and more negative charges they contain, and may release into the nearest ground.

Answer 3

Lightning is a sudden, large discharge of electricity. It contains nothing but electrons and neutrons as a discharge of electrons from clouds to the ground. In other words, a giant spark of Electricity !

[Lighting--with no 'n' after the 't' is something that makes light, like a light bulb.]

Answer 4

There are several theories as to what causes lightning. The most widely accepted is that water and ice particles that are up in the storm cloud collide into each other. This causes friction. Friction thus in return, causes static electricity. This buildup of static electricity has to find an opposing electric charged object in order to discharge. This could be another cloud, an object on earth or the ground. A lightning bolt is a big static electric discharge. Lightning tries to find the path of least resistance to ground in order to discharge.

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Answer 5

Lightning that you see is air, heated to the point that it glows, by natural high voltage electrical sparks. When air heated to that temperature very suddenly, it expands almost instantly. That sharp expansion produces the booming sound of thunder.

Answer 6

Lightning bolts are composed of electricity moving through the air. They occur when a buildup of electrical charge in the atmosphere is discharged, creating a visible flash of light. Lightning can reach temperatures hotter than the surface of the sun and can be accompanied by thunder.

Answer 7

How is lightning made
What is it made from? (atom composition?)

Answer 8

They are negative charges of electricity from clouds.