GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Lightning rods (and the accompanying protection system) are designed to protect a house or building from a direct lightning strike and, in particular, a lightning-initiated fire.

Detailed explanation-2: -A lightning rod and its associated grounding conductors provide protection because they divert the current from nonconducting parts of the structure, allowing it to follow the path of least resistance and pass harmlessly through the rod and its cables.

Detailed explanation-3: -The rods stick atop the highest point of the building, aiming to attract the lightning bolt. Once the bolt strikes, the rod safely channels the millions of volts of energy through copper or aluminum cables around the home and into the ground.

Detailed explanation-4: -A lighting rod is an external terminal installed in a building or structure that aims to attract the lightning to have a controlled point of impact and prevent it from striking an unwanted area or people. There are several types of ligtning rods with different characteristics.

Detailed explanation-5: -The conductor which is fixed on the top of the building to protect the buildings from the damage by lightning. The conductor consists of several sharp metal spikes connected to a thick copper strip. The other end of the copper strip is fixed to a metal plate buried inside the ground. The process is called earthing.