How is possible for lightning to be 5 times hotter than the Sun?
In: Planetary Science
It’s the difference between temperature and heat. Temperature is a measure of the average amount of energy; heat is a measure of the total amount of energy.
Lightning has an average energy (temperature) that’s 5 times the sun. But the total energy in lightning is tiny. So the amount of heat given off by lightning is small and quickly dissipates.
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