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Case Study
1.
a) The air currents move upwards while the water drops move downwards.
b) The positive charge collects near the upper edges of the clouds and the negative
charges accumulate near the lower edges of the clouds.
c) There is accumulation of positive charges near the ground also. When the
magnitude of accumulated charges becomes very large so air is not able to resist
the flow of charges.
d) Negative and positive charges meet, producing a streaks of blight light and
sound. We see streaks as light.
2.
a) An earthquake is a sudden shaking movement of the surface of the earth.
b) It refers to the frequency, type and size of earthquakes experienced over a period
of time.
c) The strength or magnitude of an earthquake.
d) i) Many buildings, hospitals, schools etc are destroyed aue to it.
ii) Many people lose their money and property.
e) Surface faulting, tectonic uplift and subsidence, tsunamis, soil liquefaction,
ground resonance, landslide and ground failure.