T-Storm and Lightning

Thunderstorms can occur all year round.

• True
• False

Which type of lightning is more powerful?

• positive CG
• negative CG

Lightning produces fragile structures if the lightning hits sand. These are called

• lichtenberg figures
• sprites
• fulgurites
• st. elmo's fire

What is a straight lined thunderstorm called that spans over multiple states?

• Supercell
• Multi-cell
• Derecheo
• Squall line

Which is stronger of the two types of down burst?

• Macroburst
• Microburst

Which cloud is most common in a thunderstorm?

• nimbostratus
• cumulus
• cirrocumulonimbus
• cumulonimbus

What is a lightning flash?

• When leaders from the cloud and the ground connect and you see light strobe once.
• When the ground leader reaches up from the ground towards the oppositely charged cloud.
• Multiple lightning flashes
• Multiple lightning strokes

What do sprites and blue jets have in common?

• Nothing
• the direction of motion
• they cannot be captured by camera
• they were discovered before we inhabited space

Lightning in Sand storms do not involve water and condensation.

• True
• False

Lightning produces ozone particles.

• True
• False