Lightning Facts a True Or False Quiz

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

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

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.

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

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.

Telephone lines are extremely dangerous during a storm.

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

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

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

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.