How does lightning form?
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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This was very informative, I'll come back next week when I completely forget again
@nandanagracetom9811
3 жыл бұрын
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@carolwanjik.u
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah. Me too🤣🤣
@Enigma199
3 жыл бұрын
😅
@TheDiosareina
3 жыл бұрын
Excellent comment
@kgwithmanal9927
3 жыл бұрын
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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.
@Kdydul
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, this was helpful
@muthicalist1773
4 жыл бұрын
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.
@rollingstones7876
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks bro 👍
@alleiahdaludado8838
4 жыл бұрын
Noice
@DKM.23
4 жыл бұрын
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.
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."
Most well-explained and simple video I found, thanks
Someone please, THE BACKGROUND MUSIC?
If people get struck by lightning, how do they survive the 300000 degree temperature?
This helped me a lot to understand 👍 thanks
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.
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 explanation... Thanks 🙌
very good video and also quick for making meteorology science olympiad binder 👍
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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
Man you just have cleared my doubt which was with me since my school days.... Nice brother...
Thanks alot. Was really confused about this.
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 like the music!!!
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?
@MrGreyManta
2 жыл бұрын
i have the exact same question also it is just a theory
@DHAiRYA2801
Жыл бұрын
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.
@frankdimeglio8216
Жыл бұрын
@@DHAiRYA2801 Consider, ON BALANCE, why and how it is that there is something instead of nothing. Consider WHAT IS E=MC2. Consider TIME AND time dilation ON BALANCE. (Indeed, consider INSTANTaneity.) TIME is NECESSARILY possible/potential AND actual ON/IN BALANCE, AS ELECTROMAGNETISM/energy is CLEARLY AND NECESSARILY proven to be gravity (ON/IN BALANCE). Great. c squared CLEARLY (AND NECESSARILY) represents a dimension of SPACE ON BALANCE. Consider WHAT IS THE EYE ON BALANCE. Magnificent. By Frank Martin DiMeglio
Background music is Superb 👌👍👏
@pawandakshina461
3 жыл бұрын
hi
Nice video I like it and nice music. What’s the name of the music?
I love this sound 😪where do i find more
Thank you
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.
Thank you so much
I feel the human theory there’s only positive and negative is unfit. There has to be more we just can’t comprehend
Thanks
why does the hail end up with the extra electron and not the lighter ice crystals?
@taswaarhasan56
2 ай бұрын
electron affinity is what decides that
GreAt aNImatIaoN
this lightning video is okay but i need to hear the speaker
@epicstuffgaming2165
3 жыл бұрын
yeah that would've made it SOOOOOOOO much better
Its more like a capacitor that is being discharged. I wounder if the earths magnetic field plays a roll in this also?
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
What if it's just an extremely large amount of friction?
can we store that lightning ?
Tnk u
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
@chessten
3 жыл бұрын
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
@aniketpaul3950
3 жыл бұрын
Part
Ok ,..then why does 30 % or more of the lightning come up "out of the ground" ??
Lightning can power time travel
How does Thunderstorm
Thanks, this helped my son on his science project!😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄
I found this useful but ppl on here want to watch a video n listen to ppl, not have to read
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!
But many things I not understand
If there is rapid heating of air occurs during thunder. why we don’t feel the heat when thunders happen ??
@SeldomPooper
5 жыл бұрын
Do you feel the heat of your burning stove from your bedroom ?
@aneesanadirabintiaminuddin2449
5 жыл бұрын
Seldom Pooper Nope.. ouh okay , i got it now , thanks 👌
who else came from the description because they were writing a project??😭😭
Who’s here during hurricane Isaiah
I only understood 10% of this
Thunderstorm
danger
Anyone else in Science Olympiad
"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 ,..
who made this music???
Why why there is calm weather Equatorial region
This is theory 🤦♂️
OMG
@TheWatchernator
5 жыл бұрын
nope, not god, just electricity
I'm not satisfied with that theory.
@shikshokio1
3 ай бұрын
Why not?
first
Thor is the main cause ... or else possibly lord Raiden
It's the best explanation on KZread
@anilchauisms
5 жыл бұрын
Agree
@saranarumugam2455
4 жыл бұрын
I too agree
Fantastic explanation. Thank you!
Great video. Very informative
Thank u for helping me
thank you~
very cool
Can you make video about how clouds stay in atmosphere?
@nativeafroeurasian
3 жыл бұрын
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.
@MotivationThinker521
3 жыл бұрын
@Xiang Li r/whoosh
could you do how lightning and water collide?
@hephaestus8266
5 жыл бұрын
no, that's impossible, water is a liquid and lightning is a gas
@HunterLikesFilms
5 жыл бұрын
@@hephaestus8266 wow, that's really cool!
@HunterLikesFilms
5 жыл бұрын
@@hephaestus8266 but does that mean i'm breathing poisonous gas?
@hephaestus8266
5 жыл бұрын
@@HunterLikesFilms I suppose it does, but only if you live high up, close to the clouds where the lightning lives.
@HunterLikesFilms
5 жыл бұрын
Hephaestus82 I see, the clouds are poisonous.