The question pertains to the typical fair weather electrical field near Earth's surface. To correctly understand this, let's explore some related concepts in meteorology.
Earth's surface, along with its atmosphere, has an existing electric field. Under fair weather conditions—meaning no precipitation or storm activity—this electric field is fairly constant and directed downward towards the Earth.
Here's the reasoning for the correct answer:
Thus, combining both the magnitude and the direction, the typical fair weather Earth's surface electrical field is about 100 V/m and downward directed.
**Conclusion and Elimination of Other Options:**
Hence, the correct answer is: 100V/m and downward directed.
The sequence of events in a cloud to ground electrical discharge is

The above cartoon exhibits a cloud during the mature stage of development of a simple convective thunderstorm. The simplest charge structure sequence in boxes. A, B, C, respectively, can be depicted as follows. Positive charges are shown as +++ and negative charges ---