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Why did Benjamin Franklin create the lightning rod?

Important Questions on Electricity

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A lightning conductor is a device which transfers:
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A _____ can save a building from lightning strike. (lightning conductor/ antenna/fuse)

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During lightning, the _____ (air/water) acts as a conductor of electric current.

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The mechanism used to protect the buildings from lightning is called _____.
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Lightning conductor can _____ (protect/ harm) buildings from the effect of lightning.
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An intense spark of electricity that flashes in the sky is called _____.
Choose from: (thunder, lightning, tsunami, earthquake).
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The electric nature of lightning was established by a scientist named:
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Fill in the blanks:

A _____ can save a building from lightning strike.

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_____ is a device that protects a building from a lightning strike.

(Choose from the following: Lightning conductor/ Electric fuse).

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Fill in the blank with the correct option given below: 
Lightning is caused by the accumulation of _____ in the clouds.
[Electric current, Charges, Fork lightning]
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A _____ is used to prevent a tall building from damage from a lightning strike.
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Lightning always follows _____
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A lightning conductor allows charge to harmlessly flow to the _____.
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The process of electric discharge between clouds and the earth or between different clouds causes _____. 
 
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Lightning is nothing but an _____ spark.
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Choose the correct option and fill in the blank.

(always repulsion, always attraction, displacement of negative charge, displacement of positive charge, atom, molecule, steel, copper, plastic, inflated balloon, charged object, gold)

A lightning conductor is made of a _____ strip.

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Lightning is produced due to the accumulation of _____ on the clouds. 
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_____ is a long metal rod that can save tall buildings from destruction due to lightning.

(Choose from: Lightning conductor/ Lightning insulator)

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Fill in the blank with the correct options given below: 
Lightning that occurs between a cloud and the earth is called _____.
[Seismometer, Boundaries, Continual, Charges, Charles F. Richter, Earthing, Fork lightning, Repel, Attract]

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_____ is a device used to protect a building from the effects of lightning.