1. What are some beliefs about lightning? Do they appear to be convincing?
Answers
Answer:
The speed of lightning. ...
When lightning strikes a beach. ...
The most lightning-struck location in the world. ...
Helicopters cause lightning. ...
1,400,000,000 strikes every year.
Lightning destroys trees. ...
But it can help plants grow. ...
The width of a thumb and hotter than the sun.
Explanation:
Lightning is a naturally occurring electrostatic discharge during which two electrically charged regions in the atmosphere or ground temporarily equalize themselves, causing the instantaneous release of as much as one gigajoule of energy.[1][2][3] This discharge may produce a wide range of electromagnetic radiation, from very hot plasma created by the rapid movement of electrons to brilliant flashes of visible light in the form of black-body radiation. Lightning causes thunder, a sound from the shock wave which develops as gases in the vicinity of the discharge experience a sudden increase in pressure. Lightning occurs commonly during thunderstorms and other types of energetic weather systems, but volcanic lightning can also occur during volcanic eruptions.