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The electric nature of lightning was established by a scientist named:

Benjamin Franklin is the scientist who showed that lightening is electric in nature. He discovered many things about lightening and was the first to show that a thunderstorm lets out electricity.

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When a glass rod is rubbed with a piece of silk cloth, then:

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Which of the following are transferred from one object to another when these two objects are charged by friction?

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A plastic comb is rubbed with dry hair whereas a glass rod is rubbed with a piece of silk cloth. Which of these will get negatively charged?

A) Plastic comb


B) Glass rod


C) Dry hair


D) Silk cloth

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The magnitude of an earthquake is measured on: