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Lightning Facts

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Introduction:
"A true or false quiz on lightning."


1. Lightning kills an average of 50 people per year in the United States.
    True
    False


2. Greek and Roman temples often were erected at sites where lightning struck.
    True
    False


3. A single lightning strike can kill several people who are in physical contact with one another or are in close enough range that the strike can spread out over the ground.
    True
    False


4. The first thing that you should do if you are outside and it is lightning is get into a a hard-topped all-metal vehicle.
    True
    False


5. If you are in the mountains and lightning begins to strike, you should quickly get below the treeline and get into a grove of small trees.
    True
    False


6. Telephone lines are extremely dangerous during a storm.
    True
    False


7. Lightning strike survivors often have difficulty with short-term memory.
    True
    False


8. When a person is struck by lightning, the result can be cardiac arrest.
    True
    False


9. Lightning can spread out some 60 Ft. upon striking Earth's surface.
    True
    False


10. If there is no shelter, you should crouch on the balls of your feet in the open, keeping twice as far away from a tree as it is tall.
    True
    False


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