Q1 -What is Lightning?
Lightning is a atmospheric discharge of electricity accompanied by thunder. In the atmospheric electrical discharge, a leader of a bolt of lightning can travel at speeds of 60,000 m/s (130,000 mph). Lightning can also reach temperatures at 30,000 C (54,000 F).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning
Most lightning strikes average 2 to 3 miles long and carry a current of 10000 Amps at 100 million Volts.
ReplyDeleteDuring a thunderstorm when liquid and ice particles that are above freezing level collide they make a small electrical field in the clouds. The lighting field keeps building til it is big enough to cause a lighting spark
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