True or False: Lightning is fairly predictable.
False, lightning is an unpredictable event, making it challenging for researchers to study it in nature.
What is the clinical name for the fear of lightning?
Aerophobia
Astraphobia
Pyrophobia
How often does lighting strike in Arctic and Antarctic regions?
Regularly during the winter
Hardly ever
Several times a day
Light travels much faster than ___ which is why you see lightning before you hear ____.
sound, thunder
What causes the sound of thunder?
Clouds colliding with each other
The lightning bolt hitting the ground
It is the sound of air expanding rapidly due to the heat of
What is Lightning?
An electric spark through Air
A magnetic field in the atmosphere
A reflection of sunlight off ice crystals
Compared to the surface of the sun, how hot is a bolt of lightning?
About the same temperature
Five times hotter
Twice as hot
What are the odds that you'll be struck by lightning at some point during your life?
1 in 3,000
1 in 300,000
1 in 30
What is the name of a device installed on buildings and structures to protect against lightning strikes?
A lightning conductor
A lightning protector
A lightning breaker
To what maximum temperature can lightning electrically heat the surrounding air?
about 30,000 to 50,000 degrees
About 300,000 to 500,000 degrees
About 3,000 to 5,000 degrees