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You were told from a earth science teacher that lightning starts from the ground is this true?
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∙ 15y ago
There are many types of lightning STREAMERS that start a lightning strike. There are 3 basic places where streamers will originate from. They can come from a cloud to the ground or the ground to a cloud or from cloud to cloud. So your teacher was correct. But not always from the ground.
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Was told by science teacher lightning starts from the ground is this true?
sometimes it does but not allways _______________________________________________________________________ It actually starts from the cloud base when a stepped leader comes down from the cloud base and meets the return stroke from the ground, which is what makes the visible lightning that we see with our eyes. In the nice attempt to educate you, your science teacher was incorrect.
Does a lightning bolt originate from the ground?
I am 100 percent sure that lightning comes from the clouds. The bottom part of the clouds are sometimes negatively charged and when they get near high objects (usually trees or tall buildings) they release all the negative charged atoms as plasma.
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Beaded
How come that they say its dangerous to stand under a tree when lightning strikes but you never see lightning strike a tree?
if you are in a field and there is one tree lightening strikes the tallest object around and if you are under that tree you will feel the effects of that strike or part of the tree could break of where lightening hits and fall on you. if your in a field and lighening starts to strike get as low to the ground as you can till you can seek cover
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Was told by science teacher lightning starts from the ground is this true?
sometimes it does but not allways _______________________________________________________________________ It actually starts from the cloud base when a stepped leader comes down from the cloud base and meets the return stroke from the ground, which is what makes the visible lightning that we see with our eyes. In the nice attempt to educate you, your science teacher was incorrect.
Why is lighting strike so close to the ground here?
because (fork lightning in particular) lightning starts on the ground!
When lightning is it better to be in a car when lightning starts?
Yes it is safer un a car than outside because the metal of the car attracts lightning but safely routes it to the ground but this is not do to your rubber tires as proved by NASA. Maddog1198
Does a lightning bolt originate from the ground?
I am 100 percent sure that lightning comes from the clouds. The bottom part of the clouds are sometimes negatively charged and when they get near high objects (usually trees or tall buildings) they release all the negative charged atoms as plasma.
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science starts here, starts now.
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Inside.
This type of lightning repeatedly starts and breaks?
Beaded
Where is technology starts?
it starts when science formed......
How does lightning create house fires?
it shocks it and it starts a fire
