Lightning is also plasma. When a column of electrons flows from sky to ground, the air that it passes through lights up with energy. What we see as lightning is actually the air where the electrons are at, getting excited and giving off light.
One source claimed on discharge, a highly electrically conductive plasma channel is created within the air, and when current flows within this channel, it rapidly heats the air up to about 25,000°C. The lightning channel is an example of terrestrial plasma in action. Natural terrestrial plasmas include visual phenomena such as lightning, auroras and red sprites.
The electrons in plasma are not bound to protons, so charged particles in plasma are highly responsive to electromagnetic fields. The electrical discharge of lightning exists in the form of plasma.
Another thing we wondered was, what is the difference between plasma and electricity?
Plasma is ionized gas, which conducts electricity . Electricity is simply moving electrons. Moving electrons can cause plasma, such as lightning, but only in extreme cases. Edit: The comment was deleted, but I was asked to explain more about the properties of each. Like I said, electricity is moving electrons.
Could Lightning come from space?
Not in ‘Deep Space’ as it’s commonly viewed, which is basically a whole lot of nothing. Lightning is effectively a large discharge of static electricity. With nothing around, there’s nothing to build up a charge. Which is by no means to suggest Earth is the only place with large static discharges.
While I was writing we ran into the query “Does Lightning come from Outer Space?”.
This idea is not new: More than 20 years ago, physicist Alex Gurevich at the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow suggested lightning might be initiated by cosmic rays from outer space. These particles strike Earth with gargantuan amounts of energy surpassing anything the most powerful atom smashers on the planet are capable of.
While I was writing we ran into the query “Can lightning exist in space?”.
A lightning bolt occurs in space as well. Both planets as well as molecules as other forms of physics occur in space due to the cloud phenomenon. During this type of activity, the blue jet is approximately 30 miles deep into the sky.
Another popular question is “Is it possible to get lightning in space?”.
Yes, lightning occurs in space . It occurs in the clouds of planets and in molecular clouds in space as well from other phenomena in space. These colorful flashes are called blue jets and they can stretch 30 miles into the stratosphere.
So, does Lightning take up space?
The Empire State Building was once used as a lightning laboratory because it is hit nearly 25 times per year, and has been known to have been hit up to a dozen times during a single storm. Myth #2 – Lightning only strikes the tallest objects. Fact: Lightning is indiscriminate and it can find you anywhere. Lightning may hit the ground instead.
Would lightning be considered matter or electricity?
Most of us know that Lightning is a natural electrical discharge taking place between two adjacent clouds, each having been charged with electricity of opposite polarity.
How lightning travels?
Lightning travels at the speed of light, about 186,000 miles per second. … When lightning strikes, a noise is made which we call thunder. Thunder travels much slower, at the speed of sound, about 1088 feet per second.
It actually does come from ground up typically a lightning stroke is caused by a step leader that breaks down the insulation of the air, when it reaches the ground the brilliant flash you see is the lightning discharge returning from the ground to its source although in rare cases you can have cloud to ground lightning.
This begs the question “How much faster does Lightning travel than Thunder?”
Thus, when you see the lightning count the seconds and divide by 5 to get the approximate distance that the sound of thunder originates from. Note that the speed of light is much faster than the speed of thunder. When dividing the values we can determine how much faster the speed of light is. 300,000,000 / 340 = 882,353 times as fast.
While I was researching we ran into the question “Can Lightning travel through the telephone lines and hurt you?”.
While it is safe to use a cellphone (if it’s not plugged into a wall charger, that is) during a thunderstorm, it is not safe to use your landline. Lightning can travel through the phone lines—and if it does, you could be electrocuted. You should never stand out in the open during a thunderstorm—inside an enclosed building is the safest place to be.