Millions of lightning flashes strike the ground annually in the United States causing nearly 100 deaths and 400 injuries. After a practice or game has been suspended due to inclement weather, how long do you wait to return to activities after the flash of lightning? Resume activity as long as the lightning is not in your immediate area 60 minutes 30 minutes 45 minutes

Remember the 30/30 rule when it comes to avoiding lightning strike injuries. This means...  aA) Take cover when the time between the lightning strike & the roll is 30 seconds apart or less. bB) Stay under cover for 30 minutes after the last flash of lightning was seen or the last roll of thunder was heard. cC) Make sure that you are 30 feet away from any object that could conduct electricity. dA & B eB & C fA & C gA, B, & C

If you were 10 km away from a lightning strike, when would you hear the thunder?Question response areaSelect one option3.0 seconds later3.5 seconds later3.8 seconds later4.0 seconds later

A thunderstorm is brewing in the distance. Upon seeing a flash of lightning you begin counting the seconds until you hear the thunder and notice that it took 5 seconds for the sound of thunder to reach you. Assuming the speed of sound in air to be 340 m/s, how far away was the lightning strike?Group of answer choices1.7 km2 km5 km10 km

During lightning strikes from a cloud to the ground, currents as high as 25000 A can occur and last for about 40μs. How much charge is transferred from the cloud to the earth during such a strike?

The time between seeing lightning and hearing thunder can be measured.This time can be used to estimate how far away a lightning strike occurred.This graph allows you to carry out this estimation. Question promptIf there is a three second gap between the thunder and lightning, how far away is it?Question response areaSelect one optionabout 1 kmabout 5 kmabout 7 kmabout 9 kmNext