Is lightning static electricity?

Static Electricity and Lightning by Ron Kurtus (12 February 2009) Lightning consist of huge static electric sparks that jump from cloud to cloud or from a cloud to some object on the earth. read more

This is like a static electricity sparks you see, but much bigger. Most lightning happens inside a cloud, but sometimes it happens between the cloud and the ground. A build up of positive charge builds up on the ground beneath the cloud, attracted to the negative charge in the bottom of the cloud. read more

This lesson introduces students to concepts about lightning and how they relate to static electricity. read more