Lightning Lightning Quiz #2 [easy] by admin|Published May 23, 2025 1. Thunder is the: Sound wave from the rapid heating of air in a lightning flash Sound of hailstones colliding in free fall Sound of colliding thunderclouds None 2. Lightning never occurrs over the sea. TRUE FALSE None 3. You see a lightning bolt. Thunder arrives 9 seconds later. How far was the lightning bolt? ~1 km (~0.6 mi) ~2 km (~1.2 mi) ~3 km (~1.9 mi) ~4 km (~2.5 mi) None 4. Is it safe to touch a person who was just struck by lightning? yes, they do not carry a charge no, you might get electrocuted None 5. Lightning heats the air to? Hotter than the surface of the Sun Still cooler than the surface of the Sun As hot as the surface of the Sun None 6. Which region of the Earth receives most lightning activity? Tropical regions Mid-latitude / temperate regions Polar regions None 7. Which of the following clouds can produce lightning? 1 2 None 8. How far from a thunderstorm can lightning still be a threat to you? Directly under the storm only Directly under the thunderstorm and in the immediate vicinty, out to several kilometers from the storm Multiple tens of kilometers from the thunderstorm, even with clear skies overhead None 9. What type of lightning is most common? Intracloud lightning (occurrs only within the thundercloud) Cloud-to-ground lightning None 10. What is a 'Bolt from the Blue'? An unexpected lightning bolt A lightning bolt that emerges from the upper part of a thundercloud, traveling through clear air and hits far from the thundercloud A lightning bolt in the 'blue hour' after sunset None 11. Lightning only occurrs in the summer TRUE FALSE None 12. Lightning never strikes in the same place twice TRUE FALSE None Time's up
