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What creates electricity in the clouds that leads to lightning?
What creates electricity in the clouds that leads to lightning?
Particles bumping into each other create charged particles.
How hot can the air get when struck by a single stroke of lightning?
How hot can the air get when struck by a single stroke of lightning?
As much as 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit (27,760 degrees Celsius).
How many volts of electricity can a single stroke of lightning carry?
How many volts of electricity can a single stroke of lightning carry?
Millions of volts of electricity.
What is the role of lightning in putting nitrogen into the ground and air?
What is the role of lightning in putting nitrogen into the ground and air?
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Can lightning strike when it's not raining?
Can lightning strike when it's not raining?
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How many lightning bolts hit the ground every second?
How many lightning bolts hit the ground every second?
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What should you avoid doing when there is lightning in the sky, according to the passage?
What should you avoid doing when there is lightning in the sky, according to the passage?
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How did Benjamin Franklin learn about electricity, as mentioned in the passage?
How did Benjamin Franklin learn about electricity, as mentioned in the passage?
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What is the recommended action if you see lightning, based on the passage?
What is the recommended action if you see lightning, based on the passage?
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What typically happens right before thunder can be heard, according to paragraph 5?
What typically happens right before thunder can be heard, according to paragraph 5?
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What is the main idea of paragraph 6 in the passage?
What is the main idea of paragraph 6 in the passage?
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What does the term 'nutrient' mean as used in paragraph 10 of the passage?
What does the term 'nutrient' mean as used in paragraph 10 of the passage?
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