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Lightning
Question | Answer |
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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 |