Question

How does lightning help in nitrogen cycle?

Answer 1

• Nitrogen in the atmosphere can be transformed into a plant-usable form, a process called nitrogen fixation, by lightning. ... Lightning does add nitrogen to the soil, as nitrates dissolve in precipitation. This helps plants, but microorganisms in the soil do the vast majority of nitrogen fixation.

Answer 2

Answer:

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Explanation:

The enormous energy of lightning breaks nitrogen molecules and enables their atoms to combine with oxygen in the air forming nitrogen oxides. These dissolve in rain, forming nitrates, that are carried to the earth. Atmospheric nitrogen fixation probably contributes some 5– 8% of the total nitrogen fixed.