2007-03-04 12:44:07 · 7 answers · asked by Emmy 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
90% of all lightning is between one part of the cloud and another or between cloud cells. Only 10% is between the ground and the cloud.
All lightning (apart from the rare chain and ball lightning) is forked. Sheet lightning is the light from a lightning strike on the other side of the cloud or in the cloud. It is not a special type of lightning, you don't see the strike but you see the light from it.
2007-03-04 18:10:45 · answer #1 · answered by tentofield 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, there are many types of lightning which never hit the ground or anywhere near the ground. Cloud to sky, Intercloud (from one cloud to another), and Intracloud (also known as heat lightning) never reach the ground or close to it. In most cases when lightning does get close to the ground it usually strike towers, lightning rods, and trees. If lightning is about to strike the ground where you are you will know it because your hairs will stand up.
2007-03-04 18:16:58 · answer #2 · answered by lyons_ut 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No..! As a matter of fact, most lightning in any given thunderstorm occurs between different parts of the thundercloud and never hits Earth at all.
2007-03-04 12:52:18 · answer #3 · answered by Chug-a-Lug 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
no .
sheet lightning occurs only between clouds
fork lightnight always touches a point on the earth.
hope this helps....
2007-03-04 14:06:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Heat lightning has been known to jump from cloud to cloud
2007-03-04 12:53:47 · answer #5 · answered by camaro829 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Sweetie, I realize you're blonde, but think it through. What other planet is it going to hit?
2007-03-04 14:25:48 · answer #6 · answered by rico3151 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
of course the ground that's why we have crack's on the ground.
2007-03-04 14:04:47 · answer #7 · answered by pooh 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋