
Thunder and Lightning Quiz
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Physics
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5th - 6th Grade
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Practice Problem
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Hard
Jennifer Brown
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the primary cause of lightning?
A sudden drop in temperature
A bright flash of electricity
A change in wind direction
A shift in atmospheric pressure
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which type of cloud is primarily responsible for the formation of lightning?
Cumulonimbus clouds
Nimbostratus clouds
Stratus clouds
Cirrus clouds
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What percentage of lightning occurs in the tropics?
70%
60%
80%
50%
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How much hotter is lightning compared to the surface of the Sun?
Twice as hot
Six times as hot
Four times as hot
Eight times as hot
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why do we see lightning before we hear thunder?
Light travels faster than sound
Lightning is closer to the ground
Sound travels faster than light
Thunder is delayed by clouds
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the study of lightning called?
Seismology
Fulminology
Meteorology
Astronomy
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which mythological figure is associated with thunder in Greek mythology?
Odin
Thor
Zeus
Hercules
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