GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Is Lightning Static Electricity?-Simple Explanation. 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: -On a much larger scale, lightning is another example of static electricity discharge.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are two main types of static electricity, volumetric and surface. Volumetric static charges are charge imbalances within the body of a material whereas surface static electricity is only present on the very outer surface of a material.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.