What causes lightning?
by 
M-shark1995
ANSWERS: 6
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Electricity
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The molecules in the clouds rub against each-other [hot molecules go up cold go down] and this makes friction. it builds up electrons [electricity] then when it is so strong the cloud shoots it out. and when stuff get hit by lighting little electrons come off lets say a tree and slowly rises to the cloud then when the clouds electrons can reach it a huge bolt of lighting goes through the path they have made
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Zeus
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I just learned from a friend that light is created by an electron going from one place to a resisted place. The stored energy in the electron emits photons. How the photons are created he said he wasn't sure. So, there either is a lot of resisteance and then when the electrons find a less resistant flow they discharge all that sotred energy emitting photons.
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Its the static electricity of the sky. LoL. The cloudies rub against each other creating something like a "spark" but its electricity that builds up and then shoots out into bolts. (LOL thats how I explain it to my daughter) - hence "cloudies"
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Friction between huge clouds that slam into each other.
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