LIGHTNING

WHAT IS LIGHTNING MADE OF AND WHY AND WHY IS IT SO BRIGHT?

• Lightning is bright because of it's nature.
• Lightning is made up of plasma. The most common form of matter in the universe.

WHAT IS HEAT LIGHTNING?

• Flashes of light seen near the horizon, especially on warm nights.
• wwwWikipedia.org/wiki/heat_lightning.

WHY IS LIGHTNING COLORFUL?

• Visible light is a combination of wavelengths.
• When visible wavelengths are mixed together,
• The color of light appears white.
• If you diminish the strength of some of the
• Wavelengths, the overall color changes.

DOES LIGHTNING COME FROM CLOUDS OR NOT?

• Lightning streaks between clouds and the sky.
• Lightning is a flow of electrons.
• www.scholastic.com

WHY DOES LIGHTNING COME FROM THE GROUND?

• Lightning comes from both clouds and ground.
• www.physlink.com