What is lightening? What causes the light and sound?
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Lightening is when something becomes lighter
Lightning is when a very high voltage builds up in the clouds, which rips the electrons in the air off and causes them to move, prompting a huge amount of energy to be released as these electrons bash against atoms. This heats the air up to ludicrous temperatures, which causes it to glow blue-hot, and due to this heat the air also suddenly expands like an explosion which creates a very loud noise.
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