00 million amps 300 million volts/30,000 amps 1 thousand volts/30 thousand amps

Lightning - Review Questions

1. 
   30 thousand volts/100 million amps
   
2. 
   300 million volts/30,000 amps
   
3. 
   1 thousand volts/30 thousand amps
   
4. 
   30 million volts/100 thousand amps
   
5. 
   Lightning is too powerful to measure accurately
   

1. 
   About the width of a tire.
   
2. 
   About the width of a coffee cup.
   
3. 
   About the width of a quarter.
   
4. 
   About the width of a pine needle.
   
5. 
   About the width of a human hair.
   

1. 
   Tampa Bay,
   
2. 
   Houston, Texas
   
3. 
   Atlanta, Georgia
   
4. 
   None of the above
   

1. 
   Texas
   
2. 
   Florida
   
3. 
   Oklahoma
   
4. 
   New Mexico
   
5. 
   Louisiana
   

1. 
   1:600,000
   
2. 
   1:750,000
   
3. 
   1:2,000,000
   
4. 
   1:3,000,000
   
5. 
   No single answer can be applied to everyone.
   

1. 
   not strike for another 30 seconds.
   
2. 
   go off inside the cloud.
   
3. 
   strike within 2 to 3 miles of its predecessor.
   
4. 
   All of the above.
   

1. 
   travels about one mile every 5 seconds, or about one kilometer every 3 seconds.
   
2. 
   travels about one mile, or about one and one half kilometers, every second.
   
3. 
   can easily be heard from a storm more than 10 miles away.
   

1. 
   is nothing more than lightning from a storm that is too far away for thunder to be heard.
   
2. 
   is a discharge of electromagnetic plasma caused by ionization between the troposphere and the stratosphere.
   
3. 
   occurs when differential heating between the stratosphere and the troposphere allows electromagnetic energy to buildup and discharge.
   
4. 
   only occurs in Summer.
   

1. 
   No lightning plan is necessary...if it strikes, it is an act of God.
   
2. 
   The day of the event.
   
3. 
   Wait and see if thunderstorms are in the area.
   
4. 
   It should be an integral part of the planning stage.
   
5. 
   None of the above.
   

1. 
   The latest weather forecast.
   
2. 
   How many people will have to find shelter.
   
3. 
   Where they will evacuate to.
   
4. 
   All of the above.
   

1. 
   A picnic shelter.
   
2. 
   A convertible automobile.
   
3. 
   A baseball dugout.
   
4. 
   A small cluster of trees.
   
5. 
   None of the above
   

1. 
   Time of day
   
2. 
   Time of year
   
3. 
   Geographical location
   
4. 
   All of the above.
   

1. 
   has very little chance of survival.
   
2. 
   should not be touched for at least 60 seconds because his/her electrified body
   
3. 
   should be administered CPR if they are unconscious and not breathing.
   
4. 
   are affected by both their electrified body and have little chance of survival.
   

17. You observe a lightning flash and then hear thunder 10 seconds later. How far away was the lightning bolt.

a. 2 miles

b. 3 miles

c. 5 miles

d. 10 miles

18. The sound of thunder from a lightning bolt one mile away will typically have a ______________ sound.

a. sharp cracking

b. soft rumbling

c. low rumbling

d. dull booming

19. Using the 30/30 rule for lightning safety, 30 seconds between the flash of lightning and sound of thunder indicates the bolt was _________ miles away.

a. 3

c. 30

20. Positively charged lightning strikes are very dangerous as they originate in the ____________ portion of the thunderstorm cloud and can strike _________________.

a. lower / tall objects

b. upper / up to 10 miles away

c. middle / the upper part of the cloud

d. downdraft / people on cell phones