GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Lightning is static electricity, just a larger version of the small burst of electricity you transfer to unsuspecting siblings or pets-the general concept of how lightning forms is just like its miniature relative.

Detailed explanation-2: -Lightning can happen inside a cloud, between clouds and between clouds and the ground. Lightning is the most powerful form of static electricity you can experience.

Detailed explanation-3: -Static electricity is the buildup of electric charges on an object. This buildup of electrons after transferring electrons occurs as oppositely charged items are brought close to each other. Lightning is an example of static discharge of built up static electricity.

Detailed explanation-4: -Lightning is essentially a giant static electricity shock. Both are electric currents connecting the positive charge to the negative charge. Unlike lightning, however, our little shock of static electricity moves from the balloon to the spoon, and not a cloud to the ground.

Detailed explanation-5: -On a much larger scale, lightning is another example of static electricity discharge.