[EARTH SCIENCE] Electric Charge & Lightning

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This module covers video discussions about Electric Charge & Lightning.

Review: Electric Charge

Moving on to our unit on the Physics of Electricity, it's time to talk about charge. What is charge? Is there a positive and negative charge? What do those t...

What is Lightning?

A flash of lightning, and a rumble of thunder. But what exactly are these spectacular occurrences? In 1752, Benjamin Franklin discovered that lightning was c...

What causes lightning?

A SciShow Kids viewer wants to know, "Why do lightning and thunder happen?" Get your raincoat, because Jessi will take you inside a thunderstorm to give you ...

So how does lightning form in a cloud? Lightning is essentially a giant spark that occurs either within a cloud or between the cloud and the ground. Lightnin...