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The shortest answer: When you add friction between ions with a difference of temperatures, it aggravates or irritates the ions. In the air, this leads to a discharge of electrical energy. The same thing happens in the soil, which moves ions and inserts air spaces in the soil.

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Why is soil very fertile in areas where there is lightning and thunder?

Not really. A lightning strike only superheats the soil in the area of penetration (and can form a fulgurite). From there, the charges "equalize out" by moving in all directions away from there. Certainly there will be some chemical action in the vicinity of "ground zero" for the bolt, but the chemical action is just about exactly what you'd expect you'd get buy digging up a big shovel full of the dirt from there and sticking it in a furnace for half an hour. Lightning's effect on the ground can usually be detected after a strike, but an increase in the fertility of the soil isn't an effect of the passage of many amps of current through the dirt.


Why do mushroom grow after lightning?

Mushrooms often appear after lightning strikes due to the nitrogen-rich compounds released into the soil from the high temperatures and energy of the lightning. This process can enhance soil fertility, providing an ideal environment for fungi to thrive. Additionally, the moisture from rain following a storm creates favorable conditions for mushroom growth. Thus, the combination of enriched soil and increased moisture supports the rapid emergence of mushrooms.


What kind of materials are formed by lightning strikes?

Lightning strikes can create unique materials, primarily through the extreme heat and pressure they generate. One notable product is fulgurite, which forms when lightning melts and fuses sand or soil into glassy tubes or structures. Additionally, the intense energy can produce other compounds, such as nitrates and oxides, which can enrich the surrounding soil. These materials are often studied to understand the effects of lightning on the environment.


What is the impact of lightning?

Lightning can have various impacts, including causing wildfires, damaging buildings, injuring people or animals, and disrupting power supplies and communication networks. It can also lead to forest destruction and soil erosion.


What are angiosperms fertilized in?

in the gymnosperms

Related Questions

Will plants grow better in fertilized soil or unfertilized soil?

Fertilized soil


What soil type does wheat need to grow?

It needs Fertilized soil.


Can you make glass with lightning?

lightning makes glass when it hits sandy soil. its called a fulgurite.


Is fertilized soil better for growing plants than regular soil?

yes because it has more nutrients that will assist its growth


More bushels of potatoes will be produced if the soil is fertilized more. What is the dependent variable?

no


What effect does lightning have on sandy soil?

Lightning can create vitrified or fused sand known as fulgurites when it strikes sandy soil. Fulgurites are glassy tubular structures formed by the extreme heat of the lightning bolt melting the sand and rapidly cooling it. Lightning strikes can also affect soil structure and composition by altering nutrient availability and microbial activity.


What would happen if your plants were not fertilized?

It depends on what you mean by fertilized. If you're referring to reproduction, then if they are not fertilized they will never bear fruit. If you mean nutrients you put into the soil, not fertilizing the plants will mean that they don't grow as well as if you did fertilize them.


Why are the minerals in the soil so important t produce healthy crops?

the minerals in soil helps in growing of crops because the fertilized soil gives the nutrients to the crops to grow


How do you neutralize soil after fertilized?

To neutralise a sample of soil, you must determine the pH of the soil sample either acidic or alkaline. Add lime (e.g. Limestone) to acidic soil to neutralise it. And add sulphur to alkaline soil which will neutralise it.


A lightning rod is connected to a heavy wire buried in the soil to?

yes


How do nitrates get in your water systems?

Acid rain contains nitrates, as does some runoff water from fertilized soil.


Why do fertilized tomato plants have sweeter tomatoes?

fertilizer = rich soil = Bigger, more healthy tomatoes.