How Does Lightning | Electricity | Physics | FuseSchool Work?

Lightning is like when clouds have a really big argument and zap each other with electricity.

When it rains, tiny drops of water become charged, kind of like when you rub your feet on the carpet and then touch a doorknob. In the sky, clouds also get charged because wind pushes around ice and water particles. One cloud might be positive, and another might be negative.

• The positive cloud is up high, and the negative cloud is down low.
• They start to pull on each other like magnets, strong magnets!
• When they're close enough, lightning happens, a super fast burst of electricity that jumps between them.

Electricity is like water in a pipe. It moves when there's a push or pull. In your house, electricity comes through wires to make lights glow and toys go beep.

A fuse is like a tiny safety gate for electricity. If too much electricity tries to pass through, like if you plug in too many toys at once, the fuse gets hot and melts, stopping the current so your house doesn’t catch fire. It’s like a traffic light that stops the rush before it gets out of control!