Distant Lightning That Is So Far Away You Cannot Hear

question 3

Multiple Choice

Distant lightning that is so far away you cannot hear the thunder is called ____.

• A)sheet lightning
• B)heat lightning
• C)false lightning
• D)St. Elmo's Fire
• E)aurora lightning

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Definitions:

Marginal Tax Rate

The percentage of tax applied to your income for each tax bracket in which you qualify, essentially the rate applied to the last dollar of the taxpayer's income.

Federal Income Tax

An annual fee collected by the United States federal government from individuals, corporations, trusts, and other legal entities' earnings.

Average Tax Rate

The ratio of the total amount of taxes paid to the total tax base (income, expenditure, or asset), representing the overall burden of the tax.

Marginal Tax Rate

The rate at which the next dollar of taxable income would be taxed, relevant in progressive tax systems where tax rates increase as income increases.