What Creates the Electrical Charges in Clouds That Characterize Lightning

question 8

Multiple Choice

What creates the electrical charges in clouds that characterize lightning storms?

• A) friction between air molecules in turbulent air in the clouds
• B) friction between droplets of water falling in clouds and others carried upward in updrafts
• C) natural charges on the Earth's surface repel equally charged surface charges on droplets in the cloud base
• D) collisions between ice particles rising and falling in turbulent air in the clouds
• E) collisions between falling ice particles and water droplets carried in updrafts

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