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प्रश्न
Answer in your own words.
How will you protect yourself from lightning?
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उत्तर
Following are some safety measures to be followed to protect oneself from lightning:
If outdoor:
- Avoid taking shelter under trees.
- Avoid being near any kind of metal object, which may include metal wires, fences, machinery and power appliances.
- Take shelter inside a fully enclosed car with all the windows shut.
If indoor:
- Turn off all the electrical appliances, such as the television and refrigerator.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Suggest three measures to protect ourselves from lightning.
______ is a device that protects building from lightning strike.
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Electric current is to be passed from one body to another. For this purpose, the two bodies must be joined by
During the construction of a building, the lightning conductor was left hanging in the air by mistake. Would the lightning conductor be still effective? Explain.
If air and cloud were good conductors of electricity, do you think lightning could occur? Explain.
You might have observed on a dry day that when you touch the screen of a television or computer monitor (with picture tube), you get a slight shock. Why does it happen?
During thunderstorms, the air is moving ______ rapidly. This air moves rapidly.
______ arrestor is a device used to protect buildings from the effects of lightning.
Assertion: People struck by lightning receive a severe electrical shock.
Reason: Lightning carries very high voltage.
