Question

The streaks of bright light seen during lightning is essentially the path followed by:
A) UV rays from the sun.
B) Gamma rays.
C) Accumulated electric charges.
D) None of the above.

Answer 1

In the rainy season the lightning happens due to which we also hear thunder, thunder is the sound we hear due to lightning. In the process of lightening the electrostatic discharge takes place when the electrically charged regions come in contact.

Complete step by step answer:
It is given in the problem that the streaks of bright light seen during lightning is and we need to tell the correct option for this problem.

When two charged regions come in contact with each other then electrostatic discharge happens and due to which a sudden release of energy happens. The sudden release of energy is nothing but the streaks of bright light which are followed by electric charges. As when the opposite charges get in contact then it is like a short circuit releasing a huge amount of energy which is carried by the electric charge particles. The gamma rays are produced when the decay of radioactive particles happens.

The UV rays from the sun are different from the lightning from the clouds at the time of the rainy season and the UV or the ultraviolet light rays consist of photons and they are in high energy levels.

So the correct answer is accumulated electric charges.

The correct answer for this problem is option C.

Note: When two charged particles come in contact then the electrostatic discharge takes place in which a huge amount of energy is released and in the case of atmosphere where two huge regions which have different electrical charges and when they come in contact a huge amount of energy is produced in the range of gigajoules.