PT4 M 1E WEIRD WEATHER

Violent lightning storms were caused by ... .

• lightning, which strikes inside the clouds

• the heavy rains and winds

• dark clouds, which crash into each other

The Catatumbo lightning ...

• neutralizes the heavy rains

• helps the Earth to produce oxygen

• helps the Earth to restore ozone coating

A ball lightning is a coloured light which ...

• happens during thunderstorms.

• lasts shorter than a lightning bolt.

• sometimes explodes.

• leaves a smell after explosion.

How many passengers were injured when the ball lightning hit the plane in 1984?

• one

• only the crew members

• no one

When can a fire tornado happen?

Fire tornadoes can reach the height of ... .

• one thousand six hundred metres

• sixteen hundred metres

• one hundred six thousand metres

• one point six kilometres

How many people were killed by the fire tornado in Japan 1923?

• thirty eight hundred people

• thirteen thousand people

• thirty eight thousand people

• forty eight thousand people

"Raining cats and dogs" means ...

• some animals falling down the sky

• cats and dogs suffer much from that rain

• to feel a bit ill

• a heavy rain

What do people do with the fish fallen on the ground during the rain in Yoro, Honduras?

• They throw the fish away.

• Collect and then let the fish go in the lakes.

• Cook and eat the fish.

• Put the fish in the rubbish containers.

What is the scientists' explanation concerning the fish on the ground?