lightning Vocab

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What is an electric field?

Back

An invisible force field created by the attraction and repulsion of electrical charges.

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What is the causal relationship between falling water and lightning?

Back

Clouds produce lightning because they produce rain. (Correlation and Causation)

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What is polarization in the context of electrical charges?

Back

The distortion of a negatively charged ion's electron cloud by a positively charged ion.

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What type of lightning occurs when electrical charges in a thunderstorm cloud separate and create an electric field between the cloud and the ground?

Back

Cloud to ground lightning.

Front

Is a neutrally charged atom unbalanced in terms of electric charges?

Back

False.

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What is lightning?

Back

A sudden electrostatic discharge that occurs during a thunderstorm.

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What is electrical discharge?

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The release of electricity stored in a source, such as a charged cloud.

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What is the difference between cloud to ground lightning and intra-cloud lightning?

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Cloud to ground lightning occurs between a cloud and the ground, while intra-cloud lightning occurs within the same cloud.

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What role do clouds play in the formation of lightning?

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Clouds can separate electrical charges, leading to the formation of lightning.

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What is the significance of a lightning rod?

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A lightning rod is a device used to protect structures from lightning strikes by directing the electrical discharge safely to the ground.