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How is a spark from touching a doorknob the same as a bolt of lightning

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Step-by-step explanation:

That little spark you get when you touch the doorknob is essentially a miniature lightning bolt. When rain clouds move through the air, they build up positive and negative electric charges (Figure 7). So clouds have static electricity too! And when enough charge builds up, electric charges jump between the cloud and the ground.

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