Neeraj’s car has broken down and he is caught in a thunderstorm. He sees a tree some distance away from the car. He would be safer if he

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Stands under the tree

Stayed inside the car

Stay next to a water source

None of them

answer is B.

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Neeraj’s car has broken down and he is caught in a thunderstorm. He sees a tree some distance away from the car. He would be safer if he stayed inside the car.
Trees are taller objects around us. Lightning current will pass through the trees into the earth. Trees are not very good conductors of electricity; when we go under a tree, current will pass through our body because the human body is a good conductor of electricity.
A car or a bus is safe during lightning because the lightning is portable around the vehicle's surface, and then it will pass to the ground. Being a good conductor, the metallic structure of the car would direct the current around the objects and release it safely to the ground while shielding the objects inside the car. So, Neeraj should sit in his car.

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