Were does rain come from? sa BOOM! CRASH! BANG! Have you ever stopped and wondered how a storm works? Believe it or not, there is a reason for how a storm works. Wonder Words This is how lightning works. First frozen raindrops bump into each other. Then collisions create an electrical charge. After that, the clouds fill up with the electrical charge. Last, the positive charges and negative charges attract. Then ZAAAAAAP! Lightning strikes. Negativecharacterized by negative electricity. Collisions – the act of colliding. STORMS, Boom! Crash! Zap! Plip Plop. Lightning and rain are part of a storm. The thunder you hear is not harmful, because it is actually just the sound of lightning. Of course, you might know that the speed of light travels faster than the speed of sound. That’s why you see lightning before you hear thunder. Did you know that there can actually be rain without lightning or thunder? Rain is just drops of water. That are formed from hot air. Rain falls because of gravity. Rain drops can get together and form bigger drops. Have you ever wondered? How does lightning work? What makes a storm? What is rain? Test Your Knowledge What comes first thunder or lightning? Now you hopefully know more about storms like what makes a storm, or that positive charges attract negative charges. Or even how rain is formed. Now the next time there is a storm remember this information. Lightning More Info www.weatherwizkidsrain.htm Super storms by Seymour Simon 2002 www.Alwaysgrowing.wo rdpress.com www.kids.discovery.com