Unit5Thepowerofnature课件（新人教选修6）.pptVIP

Lightning 闪电是如何发生的？闪电发生时哪些物体容易受到损害？本文为我们作了简要介绍。; Lightning is a bright flash of electricity produced by a thunderstorm.All thunderstorms produce lightning and are very dangerous.If you hear the sound of thunder，then you are in danger from lightning.Lightning kills and injures more people each year than hurricanes or tornadoes. Then，what causes lightning?;Lightning is an electric current.Within a thundercloud (雷雨云) way up in the sky，many small bits of frozen raindrops bump into each other as they move around in the air.All of those collisions (碰撞) create an electric charge (电荷)．After a while，the whole cloud fills up with electric charges.The positive charges form at the top of the cloud and the negative charges form at the bottom of the cloud.Since opposites attract，a positive charge is caused to build up on the ground beneath the cloud. ;The ground electric charge concentrates around anything that sticks up，such as mountains，people，or single trees.The charge coming up from these points eventually connects with a charge reaching down from the clouds and lightning strikes! Have you ever rubbed your feet across a carpet and then touched a metal door handle? If so，then you know that you can get shocked! Lightning works in the same way. Believe it or not，lightning is approximately 54,000 degrees Fahrenheit.That is six times hotter than the surface of the sun! As for its color，it depends on the background.