Sometimes there is only one lightning stroke, but more often the leader-and-stroke process is repeated in the same ionized channel at intervals of about four-hundredths of a second. The subsequent leader, called a ____________________ proceeds from the cloud along the same channel as the original stepped leader; however, it proceeds downward more quickly because the electrical resistance of the

path is now lower.
Fill in the blank with correct word.


ANSWER: dart leader

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