lightning test

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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.


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