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Questions Related to some natural phenomena

The sparks caused due to friction between two machine parts are:

  1. similar to lighting

  2. not similar to lightning

  3. lightning on a very small scale

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Lightning is electrical discharge. The sparks caused in machines due to friction are out of local heating and not connected to electrical discharge.

State whether the given statement is True or False :
To process nitrogen, lightning and other processes help in life existence. 

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Nitrogen is helpful, as all life is dependent on it. Protein in body is made up of nitrogen. To break nitrogen, huge amount of energy is required. This energy is only provided by natural lightning.

When we can observe sparks on an electric post?

  1. When there is huge rain

  2. When there is thunderstorm

  3. When wind blows and shakes the wire

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

During huge rain, thunderstorm and strong wind, sparks are observed on an electric post.

The fact that lightning and spark are essentially the same phenomena, was discovered in:

  1. 1882

  2. 1752

  3. 1770

  4. 1802


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The fact that lightning and spark are essentially the same phenomena, was discovered in 1752.

Electric spark is the electrical discharge when a ________ electric field creates an ionised channel. Fill in the blank.
  1. sufficiently strong

  2. moderate

  3. weak

  4. very weak


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Electric spark is the electrical discharge that occurs when sufficiently high electric field creates an ionised channel.

Which of the following is not a type of lightning?

  1. Intracloud (IC)

  2. Cloud to Cloud (CC)

  3. Cloud to Ground (CG)

  4. Ground to Cloud (GC)


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

There are only 3 types of lightning:

  • Intra-cloud (IC)
  • Cloud to Cloud (CC)
  • Cloud to Ground (CG)
Ground to Cloud lightning does not exist.

Which of the following causes electric sparks?

  1. Wind blowing and shaking electric poles.

  2. When amber rubbed with fur.

  3. When we take off woollen and polyester clothes.

  4. All of the above.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Electric sparks, small or large, are caused when electric poles are shaken by wind, amber is rubbed with fur and woollen, polyester clothes are taken off.

Lightning is:

  1. caused by accumulation of charges in cloud

  2. caused by dispersion of charges in cloud

  3. caused by rotation of charges in cloud

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Due to accumulation of charges in cloud in large amount ,the air present near the cloud being non-conductive,no more resists the flow of charges and lightning takes place.

State whether the given statement is True or False :

Whenever there is a lightning, there is an earthquake. 

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This statement is false. Earthquake and lightning are two exclusive natural phenomena having no connection between each other.

State whether true or false:
A spark of lightning occurs when negative charges jump from one charged cloud to another.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A