A lightning storm is an example of plasma, one of the known states of matter. Plasma is atoms in a very excited state and giving off light.
Anything that has mass is made up of matter – an all-encompassing word for atoms and molecules that make up...
We happily live in the Earth’s gaseous lower atmosphere composed of a mixture of gases – primarily nitrogen and oxygen....
Lightning is a large-scale natural spark discharge that occurs within the atmosphere or between the atmosphere and the Earth’s surface....
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