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Want to test how much you know about lightning and thunder? Then take the interactive quiz below, and good luck. 
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#1. Streamers are part of which? 
Thunder 
Lightning 
The return stroke 
 
#2. Lightning produces which forms of energy? 
Light and heat 
Light and microwave energy 
Light and potential energy 
 
#3. What is the return stroke? 
A charge traveling left to right 
A charge traveling from the ground to a cloud 
A charge traveling from a cloud to the ground 
 
#4. Is it safe to use a phone during a thunderstorm? 
No 
Yes 
Only if you call collect 
#5. Which charge collects at the bottom of thunderstorm clouds? 
Positive 
Negative 
Neutral 
#6. Do like charges attract or repel? 
They do nothing 
Attract 
Repel 

 

#7. When there's lightning, which location is the safest to be? 
In a ditch 
Under a tree 
Fishing on a lake 
 
#8. How is thunder produced? 
By static electricity popping your eardrums 
By the rapid expansion of air 
By the actions of the thunder gods
 
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