WorksheetsLightening
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 14mins
Lightning can be....
Seen
Heard
Seen and Heard
Which part of the cloud is charged negatively?
The top
The middle
The bottom
The whole cloud
What is the most common type of lightning?
Ground-to-cloud Lightning
Intracloud Lightning
Cloud-to-ground lightning
Cloud-to-Cloud Lightning
Cloud-to-ground lightning is also known as?
Sheet lightning
Forked lightning
Spider lightning
Dome lightning
Who discovered that lightning and electrostatic energy are the same?
John White
Richard Feynman
Benjamin Franklin
Albert Einstein
How long was the biggest lightning strike?
440 miles
300 miles
540 miles
490 miles
Which ancient civilization knew about electrostatic energy?
Roman
Chinese
Greek
Egyptian
Which occurs faster?
Thunder
Lightning
During a thunderstorm, the storm clouds get charged only negatively.
True
False
Lightening is extremely rare and appears an average of only 1 time a day.
True
False
Air is a great conductor of energy.
True
False
Being struck with lightning can cause neurological and brain damage.
True
False
Lightning is usually around 27000 ° Celsius.
True
False
Lightning can move upwards on skyscrapers and tall towers.
True
False
When does Lightning occur?
(a)
Over what country did the biggest lightning strike occur?
(a)
What is created when the hole caused by lightning collapses?
(a)
What does a return stroke of lightning head toward?
(a)
