alleryLightning is damaging to a tree mainly because the current does what?
AFreezes its roots
BBoils its sap into steam
CTurns its leaves blue
DPulls it out of the soil
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Boils its sap into steam
1. The heat of the current travelling through a tree vaporizes its sap.
2. This causes a steam explosion that can rip off bark or burst the trunk.
3. Lightning does not freeze roots or change leaf colour.
_Source: Wikipedia, Lightning, To nature_
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