Thunder + Lightning

By Beckham and Caleb 5B

Essential Question

How do weather conditions create thunder and lightning?

What areas of the world get the most lightning?

What are the dangerous effects of thunder and lightning on an environment?

How do weather conditions create thunder and lightning?

How is lightning created?

Lightning is an electrical current within a thundercloud way up in the sky. Many small bits of ice (frozen raindrops) bump into each other as they move around in the air. After a while, the whole cloud creates electrical charges. The positive charges of electrons form at the bottom of the cloud. Since opposites attract, that causes a positive charge to build up on the ground beneath the cloud.

How is thunder created

Thunder is created when lightning strikes and opens a hole in the air, called a channel. The air then collapses back in and creates a soundwave we call thunder.

WHAT AREAS OF THE WORLD GET the most lightning?

1: Lake maracaibo,VENEZUELA, SOUTH AMERICA

Lake maracibo,Venezuela has the most lightning strikes each year in the world. The lake gets 20 lightning strikes per minute, and 1200 strikes per hour.

2: Daggar,pakistan, ASIA

3:TAMPA BAY,FLORIDA,U.S ,North america

What are the dangerous effects of thunder+Lightning on an enviroment

Effects of thunderstorms

Every thunderstorm produces lightning, which kills more people each year than tornados. Heavy rain from thunderstorms can lead to flash flooding. Strong winds, hail, and tornados are also dangers associated with some thunderstorms

How lightning is created

Lightning is created when frozen raindrops bary into each other. After a while, the cloud creates electrical charges, The positive charges of electrons form at the bottom of clouds. Opposites attract and cause a positive charge on the bottom of the cloud.

How thunder is created

Thunder is created when lightning strikes and opens a hole in the air, called a channel. The air the collapses back and creates a soundwave we call thunder.

Places that get the most lightning

The areas in the world that gets the most lightning is Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela. Dagger, Pakistan, and Tampa Bay Florida, U.S, which are all close to the equator.

EFfects of thunder on an enviroment

Thunderstorms produce lightning which kills more people than tornadoes do, heavy rain can lead to flash floods, and there is also tornados, hail, and strong winds.

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