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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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What causes the electric current that result in lightning?
Lightning is caused by a buildup of electrical charge in clouds. When the charge difference between the clouds and the ground becomes large enough, a lightning bolt is discharged to balance the charge. This sudden flow of electricity forms the lightning seen in the sky.
Lightning is electricity. How is charge conserved when lightning strikes?
Because there is a difference in the charge states of the earth and the clouds, resulting from the static electricity built up by water molecules moving about in the thundercloud. When this difference in charge states is equalized, there is usually a visible arc, which we call lightning.
How big is lightning and what factors determine its size?
Lightning can vary in size, but on average it is about one inch in diameter. Factors that determine the size of lightning include the amount of electrical charge in the cloud, the distance the lightning travels, and the atmospheric conditions.
How does a lightning rod work to protect buildings from lightning strikes?
A lightning rod works by providing a path for lightning to follow, directing the electrical charge safely into the ground and away from the building. This helps prevent damage to the structure by reducing the risk of a direct lightning strike.
Is lightning is an example of static electricity true or false?
True. Lightning is a natural example of static electricity, which occurs when there is a build-up of electrical charge in the atmosphere that discharges in the form of a lightning bolt.
What charge does lightning have?
Lightning has an negative charge
Why does green attract lightning?
because it creates a charge and lightning needs eather a negitive charge or a positive charge
Does lightning charge the sun?
No, lightning does not affect the sun.
What charge does a lightning acquire?
A bolt of lightning is almost pure electrons ... so the charge is negative.
Is lightning AC or DC voltage?
Lightning is static electricity. It's a buildup of charge, and it is facilitated by charge separation. In that light, it is DC.
How is charge separated in a lightning bolt?
The charge separates.
Is it true that Lightning results from an accumulation of electrostatic charge.?
Yes, that's basically what lightning is about - a discharge of this accumulated charge.
What causes the electric current that result in lightning?
Lightning is caused by a buildup of electrical charge in clouds. When the charge difference between the clouds and the ground becomes large enough, a lightning bolt is discharged to balance the charge. This sudden flow of electricity forms the lightning seen in the sky.
When lightning strikes a lightning rod Where is the last place the charge flows?
A lightning rod is grounded, meaning it connects to the ground, and the ground is the last place the charge flows to. It is absorbed into the planet Earth.
How is lightning produced in the clouds if there is water in them?
Lightning is the discharge of static electricity. Items on the ground, including the ground itself, has one charge while the clouds in the sky, even the sky itself has the opposite charge. When one has more charge than the other, it discharges causing lightning.
When is lightning most likely to happen?
lightning mostly happens when there are a lot of clouds in the sky because lightning is the result when ice particles with negative charge is rubbed with another ice particle but with positive charge.
Lightning is electricity. How is charge conserved when lightning strikes?
Because there is a difference in the charge states of the earth and the clouds, resulting from the static electricity built up by water molecules moving about in the thundercloud. When this difference in charge states is equalized, there is usually a visible arc, which we call lightning.
