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Sportsfan2111

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You a generally safe inside an automobile during a lighting storm because:a.
   the car's radio antenna will act as a lightning rod
  b. the rubber tires insulate you from the ground
  c. metal cars do not become electrically charged
  d. the metal car body will carry the lightning current around the passengers inside



Question 2

An important principle in the electrification of a cumulonimbus cloud is that:a.
   raindrops are always positively charged
  b. supercooled water is always negatively charged
  c. ice crystals are always negatively charged
  d. there is a net transfer of positive ions from a warmer object to a colder object




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Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

d



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