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the charge of a lightning is positive and negative. The positive is on the top of a lightning cloud and the negative is surrounded on the bottom. As it flashes down it is a negative. However, the ground is a positive charge so as it reaches down, it turns into a positive charge. I hope this will answer you question
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 8y agoAll electrical charges have a negative and a positive polarity.
With lightning it is normally thought that the positive is up in the sky,
but it is in fact the opposite way round.
The negative is in the sky and the positive is the end that touches what ever is struck.
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∙ 12y agoYes it does. The most common kind is negative which travels from the ground to the sky, while positive is much more destructive traveling from the sky to the ground, which may cause fires
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∙ 11y agoMost lightning is negatively charged though positive lightning does exist.
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What is charge of lightning?
the charge of a lightning is positive and negative. The positive is on the top of a lightning cloud and the negative is surrounded on the bottom. As it flashes down it is a negative. However, the ground is a positive charge so as it reaches down, it turns into a positive charge. I hope this will answer you question
What is positive and negative acceleration?
Positive acceleration = speeding up. Negative acceleration = slowing down.
What is difference between positive and negative conductor?
There is no positive and negative conductor. There are just two ends of a conductor, namely positive and negative. It is usually said that electricity flows from the positive to the negative side of a conductor, but scientists have discovered, that current consists of electrons that always flows from the negative to the positive side.
Is the energy in your hair positive or negative?
positive
What is the difference between positive and negative electric fields?
Positive electric fields attract negative charges while negative electric fields attract positive charges.
What is charge of lightning?
the charge of a lightning is positive and negative. The positive is on the top of a lightning cloud and the negative is surrounded on the bottom. As it flashes down it is a negative. However, the ground is a positive charge so as it reaches down, it turns into a positive charge. I hope this will answer you question
What couses lightning?
in a cumulonimbus cloud (a thunderstorm cloud) there are negative and positive charges. the ground is positive, the lower level of the cloud is negative and the upper level of the cloud is positive. When lightning is about to take place there is one path where negative and positive charges crossing, thus creating an electrical charge, in other works lightning.
What builds up to make lightning strike?
When a positive and negative collide together, that's how lightning is formed
What occurs when positive and negative electrical charges build up in the cloud?
Lightning
How is lightning is foarmed?
When positive charges go to negative charges in a cloud
Does lighting give off positive energy or negative?
Whether you mean lighting or lightning, the energy is positive.
What time does lightning and thunder happen?
When negative and positive come to gether in the clouds.
What occurs when positive and negative electrical charges build up in clouds?
Lightning
Lightning forms when?
Lightning happens when the negative charges (electrons) in the bottom of the cloud are attracted to the positive charges (protons) in the ground.
Why does lightning strike a tree on an open field?
because it meet negative and a positive charge
How does lightning happens in the earth?
lightning cnat happen IN the earth only outside it because it needs positive and negative charges from the sky and ground
What is the difference between pos and neg lightning strike?
Positive is from cloud to ground. Negative is from ground to cloud.
