Lightning and Hail-Dangerous!!

Introduction

Thunderstorms, lightning and hail. They are all related. Follow the links below to discover how. Will you be able to make some predictions about thunderstorms and their damage after learning about lightning and hail? Knowing how could save your life!

Questions

  1. Where does lightning form? Are there very many storms that contain lightning?

  2. List four ways to avoid lightning.

  3. What are the steps in a "flash" of lightning?

  4. How does lightning produce thunder?

  5. What are the top ten states in number of lightning casualties?

  6. Name the four types of lightning.

  7. Describe the Navajo Indians' ideas about the origin and use of lightning. How does Santa Clause fit into the lightning picture?

  8. What types of damage can lightning cause? What kind of lightning can cause damage?

  9. Which of the children that were hit by lightning were the most severely hurt? What were their injuries?

  10. Where is hail born? How is it formed?

  11. Where in the United States do most hailstorms occur? What other parts of the world have damaging hailstorms?

  12. Can looking at the clouds in a thunderstorm help you predict whether or not it contains hail?

  13. What shape are hailstones?

  14. What causes the hailstone to finally fall towards the ground? How fast can it fall?

Internet Resources

The Big Picture

Describe how thunderstorms, lightning and hail are related. What do you think are the most damaging things concerning lightning and hail?

 

 

 

Last updated: 12/04/2004