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White-Hot Lightning

  • July 31, 2012
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

Lightning is about five times hotter than the surface of the sun! The heat from a flash causes air to expand quickly, and the vibrations create thunder. Scientists believe lightning also occurs on Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn.

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