tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9440938.post7615064531907387766..comments2024-03-28T07:03:01.419-04:00Comments on The Daily Apple: Apple #321: LightningUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9440938.post-15614082867040901032008-06-27T19:59:00.000-04:002008-06-27T19:59:00.000-04:00Hey, Dustin, nice to hear from you! And thanks fo...Hey, Dustin, nice to hear from you! And thanks for asking!<BR/><BR/>Basically, lightning happens when storm clouds build up pockets of oppositely charged particles. Then all the updrafts & downdrafts swirling around mix the polarized particles together and zappo! you've got a spark.<BR/><BR/>But scientists don't really understand how those charges build up in the first place.<BR/><BR/>Here are a couple of sites that talk about that process:<BR/><BR/>Short description:<BR/>http://www.weatherquestions.com/What_causes_lightning.htm<BR/><BR/>Slightly longer description:<BR/>http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/GBSSCI/PHYS/CLASS/estatics/u8l4e.htmlthe apple ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03393142025560063997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9440938.post-35808079429684616642008-06-27T13:38:00.000-04:002008-06-27T13:38:00.000-04:00Great caption under the "running" photo! Interesti...Great caption under the "running" photo! <BR/><BR/>Interesting post, but I'm curious, did you happen to come across, what actually causes lightning to strike? I thought I had heard somewhere once that we didn't actually know that, but I've never confirmed that since.Dustinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06623677566115597968noreply@blogger.com