Question

Electric sparks due to lightning/thunderstorm and the sparks when one takes off woollen clothes are essentially the same phenomena.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is A

True

When we take off woollen clothes in the dark, we can observe a spark and crackling sound. In 1752 Benjamin Franklin, an American scientist, showed that lightning and sparks from our clothes are essentially the same phenomena. It is due to static electricity. Transfer of charges takes place which results in sparks.