![](media/image1.png){width="1.1041666666666667in"
height="1.0680555555555555in"}**Lightning - Review Questions**

> 1\. How much energy does the AVERAGE lightning bolt carry?

a.  30 thousand volts/1 million amps

b.  100 million volts/30,000 amps

c.  1 thousand volts/30 million amps

d.  30 million volts/100 thousand

e.  Lightning is too powerful to measure accurately

> 2\. How wide is the average lightning bolt?

a.  About the width of a tire.

b.  About the width of a coffee cup.

c.  About the width of a quarter.

d.  About the width of a pine needle.

e.  About the width of a human hair.

> 3\. Which of the following cities in the United States claims the
> title \"Lightning Capital of the World

a.  Tampa Bay,

b.  Houston, Texas

c.  Atlanta, Georgia

d.  None of the above

> 4\. Which of the following states in the U.S. receives the most
> lightning strikes on an average annual basis?

a.  Texas

b.  Florida

c.  Oklahoma

d.  New Mexico

e.  Louisiana

> 5 What are your odds of being struck by lightning?

a.  1:600,000

b.  1:750,000

c.  1:2,000,000

d.  1:3,000,000

e.  No single answer can be applied to everyone.

> 6\. When a lightning bolt strikes the ground, the next bolt, on
> average, will\...

a.  not strike for another 30 seconds.

b.  go off inside the cloud.

c.  strike within 2 to 3 miles of its predecessor.

d.  All of the above.

> 7\. Thunder\...

a.  travels about one mile every 5 seconds, or about one kilometer every
    3 seconds.

b.  travels about one mile, or about one and one half kilometers, every
    second.

c.  can easily be heard from a storm more than 10 miles away.

> 8\. Heat Lightning:

a.  is nothing more than lightning from a storm that is too far away for
    thunder to be heard.

b.  is a discharge of electromagnetic plasma caused by ionization
    between the troposphere and the stratosphere.

c.  occurs when differential heating between the stratosphere and the
    troposphere allows electromagnetic energy to buildup and discharge.

d.  only occurs in Summer.

> 9\. Lightning is the first thunderstorm hazard to arrive, and the last
> to leave. (TRUE, FALSE)
>
> 10\. You are planning a large outdoor gathering (e.g. a high school
> graduation). When should you devise a lightning safety plan?

a.  No lightning plan is necessary\...if it strikes, it is an act of
    God.

b.  The day of the event.

c.  Wait and see if thunderstorms are in the area.

d.  It should be an integral part of the planning stage.

e.  None of the above.

> 11\. What should your lightning safety plan take into account?

a.  The latest weather forecast.

b.  How many people will have to find shelter.

c.  Where they will evacuate to.

d.  All of the above.

> 12\. Which of the following can you depend on to protect you from
> lightning?

a.  A picnic shelter.

b.  A convertible automobile.

c.  A baseball dugout.

d.  A small cluster of trees.

e.  None of the above

> 13\. You can safely walk outside in a thunderstorm so long as your
> shoes have rubber soles. (TRUE, FALSE)
>
> 14\. Which of the following factors will increase your chance of being
> struck by lightning?

a.  Time of day

b.  Time of year

c.  Geographical location

d.  All of the above.

> 15\. A person who has been stuck by lightning\...

a.  has very little chance of survival.

b.  should not be touched for at least 60 seconds because his/her
    electrified body

c.  should be administered CPR if they are unconscious and not
    breathing.

d.  are affected by both their electrified body and have little chance
    of survival.

> 16\. You can be struck by lightning even if you are indoors. (TRUE,
> FALSE)

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
>
> b\. 6
>
> c\. 30
>
> d\. 60
>
> 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