Some Natural Phenomena — Lightning

Grade 8 Science — Some Natural Phenomena — Lightning: 25 practice questions with instant scoring and explanations.

1. Electric charge can be:
2. What is an electroscope used for?
3. Lightning is primarily caused by:
4. A lightning conductor is typically made of:
5. The purpose of earthing or grounding is to:
6. Electrostatic discharge is:
7. During a thunderstorm, the safest place to be is:
8. The difference between lightning and ordinary electric current is:
9. Which of the following helps detect electric charge on an object?
10. Thunder is the sound produced by:
11. When a conductor is earthed, it is connected to:
12. Static charges are produced by:
13. Tall buildings are protected from lightning using:
14. The electric charge on a glass rod rubbed with silk becomes:
15. Opposite charges:
16. Electrostatic discharge can cause:
17. During lightning, the path of current from cloud to ground is called:
18. A lightning conductor should have:
19. Charges accumulate on clouds due to:
20. If a conductor is not properly earthed, accumulated charge may:
21. When a charged object touches a neutral object, the charge:
22. The electroscope uses:
23. During a thunderstorm, rubber-soled shoes provide:
24. Lighting conductors in buildings are connected to:
25. The charge produced on an ebonite rod rubbed with fur is: