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What is lightning is attracted?
Lightning is attracted to metal, things that are of great height (such as trees), and water. This why a person should never stay in water, near metal, or under a tree when it is lightning.
Why do you shelter under a tree during a thunderstorm?
Sheltering under a tree during a thunderstorm is not safe because trees are a prominent target for lightning strikes. Lightning tends to strike taller objects, and trees can conduct the electricity from a lightning strike to the ground, putting anyone near them at risk of electrocution. It is safer to find shelter in a sturdy building or a fully enclosed vehicle during a thunderstorm.
How do lightning harm the tree?
Lightning harns a tree by harming the roots of a tree and that affects how the tree grows
Why should you never seek the shelter of a tree if you get caught out in a thunderstrom?
Trees attract lightning. They are tall. They are in the ground, which lightning seeks.
Do plants attract lightning?
No, plants do not attract lightning. Lightning typically strikes tall objects that provide a quicker path for the electrical discharge to reach the ground, such as trees or buildings. However, being near a tall tree during a thunderstorm can increase the risk of being struck by lightning due to the tree's height.
Why should you not be in or close to a tree?
you shouldn't be near a tree during a storm.
What should you do when a storm surprises you in a countryside?
You should never stand under a tree. You should crouch down but not lay flat on the ground. when you crouch or stoop down you decrease your size. If you lie down you increase your size and are making a bigger target for a lightning strike. Never stoop near water or large power lines. Just remember if you hear thunder, there is lightning and a potential for a lightning strikel.
Why it is advised to take shelter under a tree during lighting?
It isn't. The advise is NOT to take shelter under a tree. Lightning tends to strike tall objects such as trees. A person standing near a tree that gets hit by lightning may be electrocuted. Trees may even explode when hit by lighting, which is another hazard.
What effect does a violent thunderstorm have on victor when he is fifteen?
Victor witnesses the destructive power of nature when lightning destroys a tree near his house.
Why you have to stay away from trees during lightning?
lightning is attracted to the taller objects in any open space .so being near tall trees in an open space is dangerous. The lightning can "jump" from the tree through the air to your body if it finds that your body, with its high salt content, is an easier conductor.
What is the blasted tree?
a famous painting of a tree that has been struck by lightning
Will lightning kill an oak tree?
yeah it should fry it because the water in the tree just transports the electricity and just kills the whole thing
