1.  LIGHTNING By: Aiden O’Connell

2. Lightning is formed when… Negative charges build their natural attraction to seek the ground for a positive charge, such as metal, which causes a 50,000 degree spark to shoot from the clouds at 180,000 miles an second. Once it shoots to the ground it usually hits objects such as water, metal, or lightning rods.

3. Lightning is Attracted to… Tall objects Wet objects Metal items, different charges attract each other Lightning rods, (pointed metal rods that connects to copper wire).

4. Lightning Safety  Stay away from open fields because there is nothing around you to distract the lightning.  Stay in a house because lightning only strikes outside.  A car is very safe because of the rubber on the tires.

5. Heat Lightning  Lightning that is far away from you.  You cannot hear it.  Only seen on warm humid nights.

6. Thunder  Caused by the vibration or the sound of the air that is affected by lightning.  We see the lightning before we see the thunder because light travels faster than sound.  Thunder can be heard from 10 miles away.

7. Fun Facts  Lightning can happen inside clouds.  Lightning is usually in the air for 2 microseconds  Lightning is static electricity.  About 3 million lightning flashes happen each day.  About 2,000 people die from lightning every year.  My neighbor’s pool got struck by lightning last year Traveled threw the wires and got into the house did you know That a bolt of lightning contains 100,000,000 to 1,000,000,000 volts and an average Light bulb needs about 60 to be powered no wonder why the lamp exploded

8. Sources http://www.universetoday.com/77083/how-is-lightning-formed/ http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-lightning.htm http://www.dirjournal.com/info/interesting-facts-about-lightning/ http://singpost.blogspot.com/2013/05/10-tips-to-avoid-being-hit-by-lightning.html http://beforeitsnews.com/paranormal/2012/07/dark-and-stormy-night-2359219.html