Lightning happens when the sky gets super charged, like when you rub your feet on a carpet and get zapped by the door. Inside clouds, tiny particles bounce around and create electric charges. When there's enough of these charges, they jump from one place to another in a flash, that’s the lightning spark! It feels like a jolt because it moves really fast and has a lot of energy.
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- Rubbing your feet on a carpet and touching a doorknob causes a spark just like lightning.
- A balloon stuck to your head after rubbing it on your hair is like a tiny version of a charged cloud.
- The flash you see when you turn on a light switch in the dark feels similar to a small lightning bolt.
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See also
- What Causes Lightning to Strike?
- What Causes ‘Static’ on the Radio When It Rains?
- What Causes the ‘Flash’ of a Lightning Strike?
- What Causes ‘Thunder’ and How Is It Related to Lightning?
- What Causes ‘Thunder’ and How Is It Different From Lightning?
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