Battery:

Like a battery, clouds consist of positive and negative charges.

A battery is a container that consist of chemical energy that converts electrical energy to power.

Complete Circuit:

When lightning strikes the earth it is a complete circuit.

A complete circuit is a path of electrical flow.

Conductors of Electricity:

Metal acts as a conductor for electricity, which is why lightning rods are made of metal.

An conductor of electricity is where the electricity can flow freely or easily.

Electrical Charge:

When atoms collide within a cloud causes electrical charge, which is an electromagnetic field create by the negative and positive charged atoms.

A electrical charge is an electromagnetic field that is created by to opposite charged particles, such as positive and negative, come together.

Electrical Circuit:

A lightning bolt is an electrical circuit, which consist of a path where the electrons flow.

An electrical circuit is the path where electrons flow.

Electrical Current:

The electrical current of a lightning bolt is the electrical charge it produces.

An electrical current is the voltage that the flow of electrons create.

Electrical Insulators:

Rubber is a good resister of electrical shocks, which would be considered an electrical insulator, but not strong enough to resist a lightning strike.

An electrical insulator helps resist electrical flow.

Incomplete Circuit:

Rubber can an incomplete circuit but not for lightning because lightning has a higher voltage.

An incomplete circuit is an interruption in a circuit.

Insulator:

Air acts as an insulator by resisting electricity, however, during storms the air becomes slightly charged causing lightning.

An insulator reduces electrical flow.

Series & Parallel Circuits:

When lighting strikes a lighting rode would be a series circuit, however, it can create a parallel circuit by creating a magnetic field with a nearby conductor.

A series circuit contains one path, while a parallel circuit contains two or more paths for electrical current to flow.