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Lightning
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Lightning Rod | a metal pole with a wire attached to it that runs to the ground |
| What is the purpose of a lightning rod? | allows electrons that build up on a building to spread out into the air |
| Insulated grounding wire | electrons flow through the wire and into the ground rod. |
| Ground rod | electrons from the lighting rod, goes through the insulated grounding wire and exits safely out the ground rod into the ground |
| What is Lightning? | ~Negative charge that builds up at the bottom of a cloud during a storm (not completely understood) ~Repels the negative charges on the earth |
| First part of lightning | Molecules in the air split apart |
| Second part of lightning | Sparks from the splitting molecules |
| Third part of lightning | electrons travels to the ground (all molecules break apart and collide with one another and cause the thunder sound) |
| Is the lightning rod a conductor or insulator? | conductor |