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Lightning. BY Advay , William , Jacob. What is lightning? . A bright flash of electricity coming down from the sky. It happens for a few seconds. It can come in many different colors. Purple lightning is the hottest out of all of them. Blue lightning is the second hottest.
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Lightning BY Advay, William , Jacob
What is lightning? • A bright flash of electricity coming down from the sky. • It happens for a few seconds. • It can come in many different colors. • Purple lightning is the hottest out of all of them. • Blue lightning is the second hottest.
Causes of Lightning Within a thundercloud way up in the sky many small pieces of ice [frozen rain] drop, bump, and make lightning. • After a lot of rain, electric charges concentrate around anything that sticks up. • Clouds carry pieces of ice. The ice moves very fast and stirs up electricity in the clouds. • When the electricity is strong enough lightning flashes. • It will happen everywhere around the world, mostly in places with precipitation and ideal humidity and atmospheric conditions.
Effects of Lightning • If lightning strikes trees, they are set on fire. • When lightning strikes power lines, it shortens your electricity. • Lightning can destroy buildings. That's why there are lightning rods. • Lightning can injure people.
Lightning:survival kit Charged phones/ipads Food Shelter Flashlight: incase of power loss Slepping bags
Interesting facts about lightning • Lightning can strike in an instant. • It can happen when a volcano explodes. • Lightning is approximately 54,000 degrees Fahrenheit. • Lightning has more deaths than hurricanes and tornadoes combined.
Lightning vocabulary • discharge • The flow of current down the lightning channel. • Return electric charge that travels from the ground to a thunder cloud. • Electrical shock • Often dangerous discharge in a part of a body. • Static electricity • Electricity that builds on an object.
Can lightning strike twice? • In a matter of fact lightning can strike at least fifty times or more! • Red lightning is the third hottest lightning.