📝 Multiple Choice Question
General-science
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
Explanation
A closed metal car is a Faraday cage. Lightning flows over the outer surface to the ground, leaving the interior field zero.
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