How does lightning form?
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- čas přidán 5. 04. 2018
- How does lightning form in a cloud?
Lightning is essentially a giant spark that occurs either within a cloud or between the cloud and the ground. Lightning forms and a charge develops because of tiny collations between ice particles within the cloud. This happens millions of times per second and as these charge particles then spread apart within the cloud larger regions of charge develop and when this charge gets large enough a lightning strike occurs. When the lightning connects with the ground it starts off as what is called a step leader which is a channel that grows or steps from the base of the cloud towards the ground and as it steps towards the ground, when it finally connects a full channel is created and what is called the return stroke occurs which is the lightning flash that you see.
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So lightning forms when there are two separate areas with opposite charge. The electricity in a lightening bolt is obtained by static build up in a cloud. This is formed when ice particles and water droplets collide against each other and build a charge. The lighter particles are pulled towards the top of the cloud and the heavier particles are dropped at the bottom of the cloud. As hail is formed from lighter particles, it gains weight and begins to fall. Sometimes, the hail rubs or collides against ice particles during its fall which exchange electrons. The hail gains electrons and becomes negative and the ice loses electrons, becoming positively charged. Now that the bottom of the cloud is negatively charged, negative charges on the earths surface are repelled but positively charged areas are attracted. If the difference in charge is large enough, a path for electricity can be made. If this is made, millions of volts of electricity move from the two areas in a lightning bolt. This travels at around 230,000mph and can reach temperatures up to 30,000 degrees Celsius. This heating occurs instantly. As it occurs so fast, it rapidly heats particles within our atmosphere and the particles in the air vibrate immensely. This causes large amounts of energy to be built up and cooler air particles move away from hot particles in a shockwave. We hear this shockwave as thunder in a bang or crackle.
Thanks, this was helpful
Hi, how are you?? I was confused on the portion about how the base is attracted to the positivity of the surface, due to the wording. This made it much more helpful, thanks.
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I don’t want to be that guy but it was 270,000 mph 😁
But yeah spot on as far as everything else goes I think!
The music is really appealing.The complete concept of lightning ,including some new things was covered in a small video.
Most well-explained and simple video I found, thanks
A very important point is mentioned in this video that wasn't in any other.
"Cloud-to-ground (CG) lightning comes from the sky down, but the part you see comes from the ground up. A typical cloud-to-ground flash lowers a path of negative electricity (that we cannot see) towards the ground in a series of spurts."
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very good video and also quick for making meteorology science olympiad binder 👍
If people get struck by lightning, how do they survive the 300000 degree temperature?
Someone please, THE BACKGROUND MUSIC?
So basically these electric thingys that live in the clouds crash together like magnets which makes the sky light up and causes a boom.
Nice video I like it and nice music. What’s the name of the music?
Hello, Thank you for the video which is very informative. I would appreciate to get information how we can use some of your videos in our social media accounts for eplaining how lightning is occuring. Thank you.
Nice explanation... Thanks 🙌
Thanks alot. Was really confused about this.
This helped me a lot to understand 👍 thanks
I like the music!!!
Man you just have cleared my doubt which was with me since my school days.... Nice brother...
Background music is Superb 👌👍👏
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Fun fact: if you outside and the clouds are getting darker and your hair is getting spiky that means you run into shelter because lighting might strike you
I love this sound 😪where do i find more
I like this I got some knowledge from this
Cumulonimbus is a dense, towering vertical cloud, forming from water vapor carried by powerful upward air currents. If observed during a storm, these clouds may be referred to as thunderheads. Cumulonimbus can form alone, in clusters, or along cold front squall lines.
I feel the human theory there’s only positive and negative is unfit. There has to be more we just can’t comprehend
Thank you
Thank you so much
I've always wondered if lightning is just electrons wanting the fastest path to another positive object, why are they so curvy, and sometimes even going in the opposite direction, instead of just being a straight line down?
i have the exact same question also it is just a theory
I think that the curvy path is because the electrons flow through air, and since air is a bad conductor of electricity, the electrons have a tough time establishing a path.
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Lighter, positively charged particles form at the top of the cloud. Heavier, negatively charged particles sink to the bottom of the cloud. When the positive and negative charges grow large enough, a giant spark - lightning - occurs between the two charges within the cloud.
What if it's just an extremely large amount of friction?
Tnk u
why does the hail end up with the extra electron and not the lighter ice crystals?
electron affinity is what decides that
Its more like a capacitor that is being discharged. I wounder if the earths magnetic field plays a roll in this also?
this lightning video is okay but i need to hear the speaker
yeah that would've made it SOOOOOOOO much better
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Wait.. this is just theorized?? We should honestly be researching this more to confirm, cause like the hail thing doesn’t make sense to me
can we store that lightning ?
I saw a short tic tok video on youtube...if your hair starts standing while ur in thr middle of the area...seek shelter immediately cuz ur about to be struck by lightning
How much time do you have? Need to run as fast as Flash? And during the run, creates more electric sparks :P
Is there another word for cumulonimbus
Sir can i use your videos 10 ses oart
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I found this useful but ppl on here want to watch a video n listen to ppl, not have to read
Lightning can power time travel
Ok ,..then why does 30 % or more of the lightning come up "out of the ground" ??
How does Thunderstorm
In which world can an object have both positive and negative charges and not short circuit, considering that, as it's clearly mentioned in the video here that there are collisions happening?
Considering that this is a video from someone who should know and understand weather, makes me wonder what they really know?
You might as well have just came on and said that you really have no idea!
If there is rapid heating of air occurs during thunder. why we don’t feel the heat when thunders happen ??
Do you feel the heat of your burning stove from your bedroom ?
Seldom Pooper Nope.. ouh okay , i got it now , thanks 👌
who else came from the description because they were writing a project??😭😭
But many things I not understand
who made this music???
danger
I only understood 10% of this
Why why there is calm weather
Equatorial region
Thunderstorm
Who’s here during hurricane Isaiah
"GC" Lightning , that which comes up out of the Earth makes no sense though and Science still cannot figure out why the negative ions "stay firm" at the bottom of the clouds,. So this video only explains about 20 % of why there is lightning ,.. 80 % we still cannot figure out ,..
Anyone else in Science Olympiad
OMG
nope, not god, just electricity
This is theory 🤦♂️
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I'm not satisfied with that theory.
Why not?
Thor is the main cause ... or else possibly lord Raiden
It's the best explanation on CZcams
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I too agree
Fantastic explanation. Thank you!
Great video. Very informative
Thank u for helping me
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very cool
Can you make video about how clouds stay in atmosphere?
They're heavy enough. If they aren't they are without water so there's no cloud.
uh, thank you! I'm grade 6 and I have a final about this tomorrow! thx! also some people always ask why I'm taking these things in grade 6 so if ur wondering, I'm in an IB school. it's complicated lol.
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could you do how lightning and water collide?
no, that's impossible, water is a liquid and lightning is a gas
@@hephaestus8266 wow, that's really cool!
@@hephaestus8266 but does that mean i'm breathing poisonous gas?
@@HunterLikesFilms I suppose it does, but only if you live high up, close to the clouds where the lightning lives.
Hephaestus82 I see, the clouds are poisonous.