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The document explains how lightning works. It states that within storm clouds, electric charges separate into positive and negative particles due to wind turbulence. Lightning is formed when a "stepped leader" of negative charges from the cloud meets an upward stream of positive charges from tall ground objects. When they meet, a bright electric current shoots from the cloud to the ground, which appears as lightning. The document uses the example of the CN Tower in Toronto being struck by lightning over 75 times per year.

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The document explains how lightning works. It states that within storm clouds, electric charges separate into positive and negative particles due to wind turbulence. Lightning is formed when a "stepped leader" of negative charges from the cloud meets an upward stream of positive charges from tall ground objects. When they meet, a bright electric current shoots from the cloud to the ground, which appears as lightning. The document uses the example of the CN Tower in Toronto being struck by lightning over 75 times per year.

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Soal 1-5

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Lighting is electricity, and electricity involves tiny particles.

Some particles have a positive charge and some have a

negative charge. The two opposite charges pull towards

each other like the north and south ends of magnets.

Usually electric charges are fairly balanced but the turbulent

winds of a storm caused electric charges to separates within

the cloud.

Most lightning occurs within the cloud itself, but we're

concerned about the lightning between clouds and the


ground.

Lightning starts with negative charges moving from the

clouds towards the ground. Scientists call it a "stepped leader".

Meanwhile an upward leader forms as positive charges move

up from the ground usually from tall objects when a stepped

leader and an upward leader meet, it makes a path for a

much larger and brighter electric current to shoot up into the

cloud. This is what we see in the sky as lightning. It

happened so quickly that lightning seems to travel from the

cloud to the ground.

When in fact the opposite is true. So, can lightning strike the

same place twice? Absolutely.

For example Toronto CN Tower is struck by lightning around

seventy five times each year. In fact in August 2011 the tower

was shocked a record-breaking 52 times in 84 minutes. But

don't worry the tower was built to withstand it. So it's a safe

place to be if lightning strikes once twice or even 52 times.

1. What does the text above explain you about?


A. The frequency of lightning strikes
B. How does lightning work
C. How the electricity was formed
D. How the lightning strikes the ground

2. According to the text above, how was the electricity formed?


a. Electricity was formed when negative and positive particles separated
b. When lightning struck the tall objects
c. When the clouds collide
d. When the two opposite, positive and negatives charges pull towards each other

3. What is "stepped leader" on the text above?


A. The negative charges from the clouds that moving to the ground
B. The positive charges from the clouds that strikes the tall objects
C. The clouds with electricity charges
D. The positive charges from the ground.

4. What happens when stepped leader and upward leader meet?


a. The lightning hits the tall objects
b. The sky is sparking.
c. The lightning travel from the cloud to the ground.
d. The lightning is formed.

5. What is the main idea of last paragraph?


A. The record of lightning strikes is 52 times in 84 minutes
B. The lightning can strike same place more than twice.
C. Toronto CN Tower is safe place
D. The lightning never strikes Toronto CN Tower.

Soal 6-10

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Rain is one of the main sources of fresh water for almost all people in the world. It provides suitable
conditions for diverse ecosystems. It is also used as hydroelectric power plants and crop irrigation. But,
do you know how rain happens?
The rain’s phenomenon is actually what we often call as “water circle.”

The concept of the water cycle involves the sun heating the Earth’s surface water and causing the
surface water to evaporate. Then the water vapor rises into the Earth’s atmosphere.

The water in the atmosphere cools and condenses into liquid droplets. The droplets grow bigger and
heavier and fall to the Earth as precipitation.

However, not all rain can reach the surface of the earth. Some evaporates while failing through dry air.
This is what we call as “Virga”, a phenomenon which is often seen in hot, dry desert regions.

6. What happen to the doplet when it gets heavy?


a. Rise
b. Fall
c. Flow
d. Evaporates

7. What is the other name of raining process?


a. Water Cycles
b. Water Metamorphosis
c. Snowing
d. Watering

8. What can evaporate the sea?


A. Sun heat
B. Fire heat
C. Ice
D. Global Warming

9. Where is the location of condensation?


A. Sea
B. River
C. Atmosphere
D. Lake

10. Why does not all rain fall to the ground?


A. The water boiling Phenomenon
B. The cooling of air into droplets
C. The water’s ascendancy from the sun heat
D. It is evaporate by hot air

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