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Las fuertes descargas eléctricas que se producen en la atmósfera dentro de las nubes o entre una nube y la superficie terrestre se las conoce por:The strong electrical discharges in the atmosphere within clouds or between a cloud and the Earth’s surface are known as:

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Correct answer: c) Lightning strikes (rayos).

Why it is correct

The strike is the discharge. The flash is its light, and thunder its sound.

Why the others are not

  • a) That is the light.
  • b) That is the sound.
  • d) That is a discharge at points.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Strike: discharge. Flash: light. Thunder: sound.

Where this question comes from

Try it: Weather visuals

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