Sheet lightning
A) does not require a separation of charge.
B) is visible as sharp streaks of lightning arcing through the sky.
C) occurs when the electrical resistance in the air overcomes the voltage gradient within a cloud or between clouds.
D) accounts for the majority of all lightning events.
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Q8: Most lightning discharges
A)originate in a cloud and
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Q10: Thunder
A)moves at the speed of light.
B)always appears
Q11: The fair-weather electric field
A)results in only a
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Q14: Lightning can strike
A)below a thunderstorm cloud.
B)out of
Q15: The thermoelectric-effect explanation for lightning
A)depends on the
Q16: Charge separation
A)results in the top of the
Q17: A typical cloud-to-ground lightning event consists of
A)a
Q18: This type of lightning extends up to
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