Question Answered by Ben Jenkins , Systems Engineer, Idaho Falls Power The metal in an electrophorus polarizes when in presence of a nearby static charge. When one side of the polarized metal plate is discharged then the metal plate is no longer in balance and contains a net positive charge. An electroscope is based on…
To understand how this phenomenon happens, we need to understand what electricity is and how it works. Electricity is the movement of electrons between atoms. Electrons create charge, which we can harness to do work. It’s the movement of electrons through a device like a TV that gives it the energy to produce a picture…
Question Answered by Andrew McKaughan, Lead Meteorologist, National Weather Service-Pocatello Office + There could be a number of reasons for this but first let’s start with what lightning and thunder are exactly. Lightning is created from the discharge of electric particles in the atmosphere and on the ground. As a thunderstorm moves it gathers positively…
Answered by Travis Wyatt, Meteorologist, National Weather Service-Pocatello, ID Any rain in the path of lightning will turn to steam. Lightning can heat the air anywhere from 18,000 degrees Fahrenheit to up to 60,000 degrees Fahrenheit. The surface of the sun is about 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit. So, lightning is extremely hot. Lightning traveling down a…
