Science glossary film: Lightning
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- Absolute zero
- Absorption
- Acceleration
- Accuracy
- Acid
- Acid rain
- Activation energy
- Active transport
- Adaptive divergence
- Addiction
- Addition reaction
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- Aerobic respiration
- Aerosol
- Agar
- Air resistance
- Alcohol
- Algae
- Alkali
- Alkali metal
- Alkaline earth metal
- Allele
- Allotropes
- Alloy
- Alpha particle
- Alternating current
- Altitude
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- Amino acid
- Amniotic fluid
- Amorphous
- Amplification of DNA
- Amplify
- Amplitude
- Amylase
- Anaerobic respiration
- Analogue
- Angiosperm
- Angle of incidence
- Angle of reflection
- Angstrom
- Anhydrous compound
- Anode
- Antagonistic muscles
- Antenna
- Anther
- Antibiotic
- Antibiotic resistance
- Antibody
- Anticyclone
- Antigen
- Antimatter
- Antioxidant
- Aorta
- Apoptosis
- Appendix
- Aqueous
- Aquifer
- Archaea
- Artificial propagation
- Asexual reproduction
- Asteroid
- Astronomy
- Atmosphere
- Atom
- Atomic mass
- Atomic number
- Atomic weight
- ATP
- Aurora
- Autoimmune disease
- Autosomal
- Autotroph
- Auxin
- Avogadro's constant
- Axon
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- Caldera
- Calibrate
- Carbohydrate
- Carbon dating
- Carbonate
- Carnivore
- Carpel
- Catabolism
- Catalyst
- Cathode
- Cathode ray
- Cell
- Cell cycle
- Cell division
- Cell wall
- Cellulose
- Centre of gravity
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- Chain reaction
- Chemical bond
- Chemical energy
- Chemical reaction
- Chemical synthesis
- Chemiluminescence
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- Chlorophyll
- Chloroplast
- Cholesterol
- Chordate
- Chromatin
- Chromosome
- Cilia
- Circuit breaker
- Classification
- Climate
- Climatology
- Clone
- Coke
- Combustion
- Comet
- Complete combustion
- Compound
- Compound microscope
- Concave
- Concentration
- Conception
- Condensation reaction
- Condensing
- Conduction
- Consumer
- Continental crust
- Continental Drift
- Control
- Convection
- Convex
- Core (biology)
- Core (Earth sciences)
- Corona
- Correlation
- Corrosion
- Cortisol
- Cosmic dust
- Cosmic rays
- Cosmology
- Coulomb
- Covalent bond
- Cracking
- Crater
- Crude oil
- Crust
- Crystal
- Crystallisation
- Cytoplasm
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- Dark energy
- Dark matter
- Data
- Decomposition
- Delocalised electrons
- Delta
- Denature
- Denitrification
- Density
- Deoxygenated
- Depression
- Desertification
- Diabetes
- Diatomic
- Diffraction
- Diffusion
- Digestion
- Diode
- Diploid
- Direct current (DC)
- Displacement
- Displacement reaction
- Dissociate
- Dissolve
- Distillation
- Divergence
- DNA
- DNA profile
- DNA replication
- Dominant allele
- Doppler shift
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- Earth
- Earthquake
- Echo
- Echolocation
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- Efficiency
- Elastic
- Electric Current
- Electric force
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- Electrical fuse
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- Electrolysis
- Electrolyte
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- Electromagnetic induction
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- Electron shell
- Electroplating
- Electrostatic attraction
- Element
- Elliptical orbit
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- Empirical formula
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- Endangered
- Endocytosis
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- Energy
- Energy level
- Energy resources
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- E-Number
- Enzyme
- Epicentre
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- Erosion
- Eukaryote
- Eutrophication
- Evaporation
- Evolution
- Exothermic
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- Igneous rock
- Indicator
- Indicator species
- Inert
- Infectious
- Infrared light
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- Inherited
- Insoluble
- Insulator
- Interdependence of living things
- Interference
- Interglacial period
- Intermolecular force
- Invertebrate
- Involuntary
- Ion
- Ionic bond
- Ionic compound
- Ionisation
- Irritant
- Isomers
- Isotope
- Isotopic mass
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- Magma
- Magnetic field
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- Magnify
- Mantle
- Mass
- Mass spectrometer
- Matter
- Mean
- Mechanical wave
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- Meiosis
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- Mesosphere
- Metabolism
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- Molecular formula
- Molecular mass
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- Neutralisation
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- Nucleic acid
- Nucleosynthesis
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- Peer review
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- Percentage yield
- Periodic table
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- Phloem
- Phospholipid
- Photochemical reaction
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- Planet
- Planetary nebula
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- Plasma (physics)
- Plate boundary
- Polarisation
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- Pollen
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- Polymer
- Polyunsaturated
- Positive charge
- Potash
- Potential energy
- Power
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- Precision
- Predator
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- Pressure
- Prey
- Primeval soup
- Prism
- Product
- Prokaryote
- Propulsion
- Protein
- Proton
- Pure
- P-wave
- Pyramid of numbers
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- Radiation
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- Radioactivity
- Rate of reaction
- Reactant
- Reaction
- Reactivity
- Receiver
- Receptor
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- Recombination
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- Redox reaction
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- Refractive index
- Renewable energy
- Resolution
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- Reversible reaction
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- Rotation
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- Sampling
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- Saturn's rings
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- Seafloor spreading
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- Shockwaves
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- Smog
- Solar cell
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- Solar storm
- Solar System
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- Soluble
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- Solvent
- Sonic boom
- Source
- Spacecraft
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- Spontaneous emission
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- Stamen
- Star
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- Static electricity
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- Stimulated emission
- Stratosphere
- Strong acid
- Strong material
- Strong nuclear force
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- Subduction
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- Substance
- Substitution reaction
- Substrate
- Sun
- Sunspot
- Superconductivity
- Supernova
- Supersonic
- Surface tension
- Sustainable
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- Symbiosis
- Symptom
- Synthetic
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- Terrestrial planets
- Theory
- Thermal
- Thermal decomposition
- Tissue
- Topsoil
- Total internal reflection
- Toxic
- Transducer
- Transform boundary
- Transformer
- Transition element
- Transmitter
- Transparent
- Transpiration
- Transverse wave
- Trench
- Trophic level
- Tropism
- Troposphere
A high-current electrical discharge in the atmosphere that may occur during thunderstorms, or sometimes dust storms or volcanic eruptions.
A high-current electrical discharge in the atmosphere that may occur during thunderstorms, or sometimes dust storms or volcanic eruptions. A typical lightning bolt might carry a current of tens of thousands of amperes, which in a fraction of a second heats the air in its path to 20,000°C. This creates a shockwave which we hear as thunder.
A typical lightning bolt might carry a current of tens of thousands of amperes, which in a fraction of a second heats the air in its path to 20,000°C. This creates a shockwave which we hear as thunder.