MCQ
Lightning is a ________ phenomenon:
- AElectromagnetic
- BCurrent electricity
- CElectrochemical
- DElectrostatic
✓
Answer
- Electrostatic
Explanation:
Lightning is a sudden electrostatic discharge during an electrical storm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between that cloud and another cloud, or between a cloud and the ground.
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