It's called in-cloud or cloud-to-cloud lightning.
Most lightning events are intracloud (IC) or cloud to cloud (CC), occurring high in the atmosphere.
A thunderbolt
It's called in-cloud or cloud-to-cloud lightning.
Inter-cloud lightning!
A discharge of static electricity from a huge cloud is called lightning.
Although many lightning flashes are simply cloud-to-cloud, there are as many as 9,000,000 reported lightning strikes that damage buildings, trees, and other objects every year.Worldwide, it is estimated that of an annual 1.4 billion lightning bolts, 25% (more than 350 million) will strike the Earth's surface or objects on the surface. The vast majority of these strikes, however, occur in the tropics, and in unpopulated areas.100 times per second;Lightning can strike over a thousand times in one storm. So, lightning strikes the earth over a million times a day.Globally, 8,640,000 lightning strikes per day. See the related link for more information.
what is this called when transfer of electrons from a cloud to the ground
It's called in-cloud or cloud-to-cloud lightning.
It's called in-cloud or cloud-to-cloud lightning.
It's called in-cloud or cloud-to-cloud lightning.
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Sheet lightning is Cloud to Cloud where Lightning is Cloud to Ground.
Lightning
Lightning does not hit something every time it strikes. There are various forms of lightning. Lightning that is classified as "cloud to ground" lightning will strike something in it's path. Another form of lightning is sheet lightning. This type of lighting illuminates the sky and spreads from cloud to cloud.
Inter-cloud lightning!
no it go through the clouds and strikes
it doesn't. there are also cloud to cloudlightning strikes.