National Geographic: Forces of Nature Trivia

How much oil would it take to produce the energy in the earthquake that rocked Japan in Mar 11, 2011?

• As much as the world consumes in a year

• As much as the world consumes over four days

• As much as the world consumes each day

• As much as Japn consumes each day

How much energy had Hurricane Katrina gathered at its peak, about 17 hours before landfall in August 2005?

• Nearly 1000 times as much as the capacity of all Louisiana's power plants

• Nearly 100 times as much as the capacity of all Louisiana's power plants

• Nearly twice as much as the capacity of all Louisiana's power plants

• As much as the capacity of all Louisiana's power plants

How hot is the air heated by a lightning bolt?

• About 50,000 $\circ F$ (30,000 $\circ C$ ), five times the temperature of the sun's surface

• About 20,000 $\circ F$ (11,000 $\circ C$ ), twice the temperature of the sun's surface

• About 10,000 $\circ F$ (5,500 $\circ C$ ), the temperature of the sun's surface

• About 5,000 $\circ F$ (2,760 $\circ C$ ), half the temperature of the sun's surface

A typical lightning bolt might release energy of 1000 megajoules. How much gasoline would it take to produce as much energy?

• 800 gallons (3,032 litres)

• 80 gallons (303,2 litres)

• 8 gallons (30,3 litres)

• 1 gallons (3.79 litres)

Which coast of the United States has the most wave power capacity?

• The West Coast from Washington to California

• The East Coast from Maine to Florida

• Alaska's Arctic Sea Coast

• Alaska's Pacific Coast