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During a thunderstorm, why is it safer to sit inside a closed car rather than standing under a tree?

A. car rubber tires act as perfect insulators
B. the tree attracts lightning easily
C. the metal car acts as a faraday cage
D. car height is much lower
Answer: Option C
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests Team)
A closed metal car is a Faraday cage. Lightning flows over the outer surface to the ground, leaving the interior field zero.
This Question Belongs to: General science Physics set 1
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