Lightning strikes the empire state building at an average of about 23 times a year.
Explanation:
The Empire State Building is one of the tallest buildings in New York. Because of how high it stretches up into the sky, lightning strikes are quite common to it. This is because part of the building touches the clouds which are usually charged during thunder storms.
According to weather reports, and the Empire State Building website, lightning strikes the empire state building about 23 times a year on the average.
The compass needle moved when the wire was connected to the battery. The important point here is that the needle is affected by the wire only when both ends of the wire are connected to the battery because only at this time is current flowing through the circuit.
