Thunder clouds are polarised. For instance if the bottom of the cloud is negatively charged, the...

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Thunder clouds are polarised. For instance if the bottom of the cloud is negatively charged, the top is positively charged. The negatively charged bottom of a thundercloud attracts the positive charges and repels negative ones on the surface of the earth as shown in the figure. Therefore the objects on the ground become positively charged. ++ + B (a) Draw electric field lines between the bottom of the cloud and the earth surface on the figure above. (b) State the name of type of charging in this process. [2] [1] Thunder clouds are polarised. For instance if the bottom of the cloud is negatively charged, the top is positively charged. The negatively charged bottom of a thundercloud attracts the positive charges and repels negative ones on the surface of the earth as shown in the figure. Therefore the objects on the ground become positively charged. ++ + B (a) Draw electric field lines between the bottom of the cloud and the earth surface on the figure above. (b) State the name of type of charging in this process. [2] [1]

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