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1 [44] It is sometimes associated with ________, but unlike lightning flashes, which last only a fraction of a second, ball lightning reportedly lasts many seconds.

2 Sprites were first photographed on July 6, 1989 by scientists from the ________ and have since been witnessed tens of thousands of times.

3 What role did Lightning play in the movie When Lightning Strikes?

4 The ________ god Indra is considered the God of rains and lightning and the king of the Devtas in Hindu mythology.

5 This initial phase involves a relatively small ________ (tens or hundreds of amperes), and the leader is almost invisible when compared with the subsequent lightning channel.

6 The name of ________'s most celebrated thoroughbred horse, Phar Lap, derives from the shared Zhuang and Thai word for lightning.

7 This compresses the surrounding clear air and creates a supersonic shock wave which decays to an ________ wave that is heard as thunder.

8 The ambient electric fields required for lightning leader propagation can be one or two ________ less than the electrical breakdown strength.

9 ________ are frequent conductors of lightning to the ground.

10 A particularly deadly lightning incident occurred in ________, Italy in 1769.

đź’ˇ Interesting Facts

  • the Crowcombe church spire was damaged by lightning in 1724 and the top has been planted in the churchyard ever since?
  • the Shanta Creek fire has burned over 13,000 acres (53 km2; 20 sq mi) on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula since it was started by lightning on June 29, 2009?
  • the Canadian documentary film Act of God investigates the metaphysical effects of being struck by lightning?
  • while James Howard was Mayor of Bedford in 1864, he entertained Giuseppe Garibaldi, who planted a Giant Sequoia that was later struck by lightning?
  • the 2000 Black Coaches Association Classic was postponed by an electrical storm during which lightning struck ESPN broadcaster Lee Corso's rental car?
  • Stephen's Tower in Baia Mare, Romania has had four fires in its history, three caused by lightning?
  • Alexander John Scott (pictured), Nelson's chaplain at Trafalgar, was once struck by lightning while asleep in his cabin?
  • sprites (pictured), large but very brief reddish forms of lightning that occur high over thunderstorms, were not photographed until 1989?
  • St George's Church, Little Thetford, is a 14th century Anglican church in the village of Little Thetford, Cambridgeshire, England, which was struck by lightning in 1886 and required extensive rebuilding?
  • Gospel music station WNUZ in Talladega, Alabama, has been off-the-air since its transmitter was destroyed by lightning?
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