How Lightning Happens in the Sky
In the Early Stages of Development, Air Acts as an Insulator Between the Positive and Negative Charges in the Cloud and Between the Cloud and the Ground. When...
In the early stages of development, air acts as an insulator between the positive and negative charges in the cloud and between the cloud and the ground. When the opposite charges build up enough, this insulating capacity of the air breaks down and there is a rapid discharge of electricity that we know as lightning.
How does lightning occur in the sky?
Lightning is an electrical discharge caused by imbalances between storm clouds and the ground, or within the clouds themselves. Most lightning occurs within the clouds. … This heat causes surrounding air to rapidly expand and vibrate, which creates the pealing thunder we hear a short time after seeing a lightning flash.
How is lightning created step by step?
- The stepped leader. A typical CG lightning strike initiates inside the storm. …
- Stepped leader inducing streamers. …
- Connection is made with the ground. …
- Connection is made with the ground. …
- The return stroke, what we see when lightning flashes.
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