Cloud-To-Ground Lightning Begins Within the Cloud When the Localized Electric

question 88

Multiple Choice

Cloud-to-ground lightning begins within the cloud when the localized electric potential gradient exceeds ____ volts per meter along a path perhaps 50 m long.

• A)300
• B)3,000
• C)30,000
• D)300,000
• E)3 million

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