lightning test
How long do lightning strikes last?
1-2 microseconds
We can see lightning as much as?
100 miles away
How big is lightning in measurements?
3-4 miles long an 1inch in diameter
How hot is lightning when it goes through the air?
50,000-54,000 degrees Fahrenheit
thunder is caused when?
Air heats up quickly it causes the air to expand, which sounds like an explosion.
The fear of lightning is called?
Astraphobia
The study of lightning is called?
Fulminology
Lighting usually strike on the?
Tallest thing around
When the stepped leader is about 300ft rom the ground, the lightning shoots up from the ground to meet it in what is called?
The return stroke
Blue lightning means?
There is hail in the cloud
How long should you wait to go out side and play after a lightning storm?
at least 30 minutes after the last lightning strike
the rarest type of lightning is called?
ball lightning
If someone is struck by lightning what do you do?
call 911
the most common type of lighting is called?
cloud to cloud lightning
Less than 10% of all lighting is called?
cloud to ground lightning
Lightning is part of a thunderstorm, when you hear thunder you should do what?
get inside
If you hear the sound of thunder and see dark skies with light flashing what do you do?
go inside quickly
Where should you go when lightning strikes?
in the house or car
The worst place to be during a thunderstorm is?
in water, under a tree, in a field, on a golf course, on a bike, rider mower, or on a mountaintop.
Why can we see lightning before we hear thunder?
light travels faster than sound
A bright flash of light is called?
lightning
During a lightning storm say out of water even small puddles and away from metals because?
lightning is a great conductor of electricity
Where do most lightning storms occur?
lightning storms occur more over land than oceans.
The type of lightning that is most dangerous to people and things on the ground is?
lightning that happens between the cloud and ground
how many votes of electricity is lightning
millions
lightning can strike something how many times?
more than once
Bolts of lightning strikes somewhere?
on earth every second
Heat lightning is?
silent and often seen on a clear hot summer night
Lightning starts with an invisible stream called?
stepped leader that comes out of the clouds
what building in New York City is hit many times each year?
the Empire state building
white lightning means
the air is dry
lightning is 5 times hotter than the what?
the sun's surface
Yellow and orange lightning means?
there is a lot of duct in the air
Red lightning means?
there is rain in the cloud
Lightning usually happens in thunder storms and can occur during what other type of storms such as?
volcanic eruptions, dust storms, forest fires and tornadoes.
when indoors during a lightning storm stay away from?
water, phones, appliances,computers, windows and doors.