Franklin showed that _______ and the spark from our clothes during winters are the same phenomena.

Thunder-storm

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Earthquake

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Lightning

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Rain

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Solution

The correct option is C Lightning
Lightning is caused by the accumulation of charges in the clouds. In $1752$ Benjamin Franklin, an American scientist, showed that lightning and the spark from your clothes are essentially the same phenomena.

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