Question

Only ________ % of lightning reaches the ground​

Answer 1

Explanation:

A typical cloud-to-ground lightning bolt begins when a step-like series ... Lightning is not only spectacular, it's dangerous.

Answer 2

Only 20% of lightning reaches the ground​.

Explanation:

We're guessing you're visualising a bolt of lightning that appears to reach from the sky to the earth, a tree, or a structure. Only around 20% of all lightning strikes are cloud-to-ground hits.

Lightning Hit in the ground:

• Cloud-to-ground (CG) lightning originates in the sky, while the visible portion originates on the ground.
• In a typical cloud-to-ground flash, a channel of negative energy is lowered in a succession of spurts towards the ground.