A sudden and constant rainfall, along with violent thunder and lightning is called the ________.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Burst of the monsoon
Thunderstorms are rain showers that produce thunder.
- Thunder is caused by lightning; hence, all thunderstorms contain lightning.
- Thunderstorm rain refers to rain accompanied by lightning and thunder.
- Thunderstorms are distinguished by the presence of atmospheric instability, which results in cumulonimbus clouds.
- Lightning begins with static charges in a rain cloud.
- The winds inside the cloud are quite turbulent.
- Water droplets near the bottom of the cloud are captured in updrafts and carried to high heights, where they freeze in the much colder environment.