alleryLightning is best described as which kind of natural event?
AA strong wind spiralling over land
BA sudden shift of rock layers
CA rise of sea water on the coast
DA static electric discharge in air
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. A static electric discharge in air
1. Lightning is a discharge of static electricity between two charged regions, at least one of them in the atmosphere.
2. Shifting rock layers describe earthquakes, and sea water rising describes tsunamis.
3. Spiralling wind describes cyclones, not lightning.
_Source: Wikipedia, Lightning (lead section)_
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