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Lightning is the sudden flow of electricity between two electrically charged regions of a cloud, between two different clouds, or between a cloud and the ground. Lightning | |||
==How Lightning Occurs== | ==How Lightning Occurs== | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
[[Magnetic Resonance Imaging]] | |||
[[Maglev Trains]] | |||
[[Spark Plugs]] | |||
[[Generator]] | |||
[[Metal Detectors]] | |||
[[Electric Eels]] | |||
===Further reading=== | ===Further reading=== | ||
''Lightning: Fire from the Sky'' by Craig B. Smith, 2008 | |||
''All About Lightning'' by Martin A. Uman, 1987 | |||
===External links=== | ===External links=== | ||
[https://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/IMOP/publications/CIMO-Guide/Prelim-2014Ed/Prelim2014Ed_P-II_Ch-7.pdf] | |||
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetism] | |||
[http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/estatics/Lesson-4/Lightning] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
http://abyss.uoregon.edu/~js/21st_century_science/lectures/lec04.html | |||
http://web.uvic.ca/~mroth/438/LIGHTENING/Web%20Page/history.html | |||
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning | |||
[[Category:Real Life Applications of Electromagnetic Principles]] | [[Category:Real Life Applications of Electromagnetic Principles]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:50, 5 December 2015
Created by Sarah Burch (Sburch8)
Lightning is the sudden flow of electricity between two electrically charged regions of a cloud, between two different clouds, or between a cloud and the ground. Lightning
How Lightning Occurs
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Lightning: Fire from the Sky by Craig B. Smith, 2008
All About Lightning by Martin A. Uman, 1987
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http://abyss.uoregon.edu/~js/21st_century_science/lectures/lec04.html
http://web.uvic.ca/~mroth/438/LIGHTENING/Web%20Page/history.html