| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Lightning doesn't strike the same place twice. | False | 82%
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| You can determine how far away lightning is by counting the seconds between seeing lightning and hearing thunder. | True | 81%
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| Overpasses are safe places to shelter under during a tornado. | False | 78%
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| Large cities prevent tornadoes because the terrain is not flat enough. | False | 75%
|
| Lightning can be generated in ash clouds from a volcano. | True | 73%
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| Opening your windows before a tornado can equalize the pressure and prevent your house from exploding. | False | 66%
|
| You can tell which direction lower pressure is by putting your back to the wind and pointing left in the northern hemisphere. | True | 63%
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| Wind doesn't make a sound until it contacts an object. | True | 63%
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| Waterspouts turn into tornadoes when they reach land. | True | 55%
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| Wet air is less buoyant than dry air. | False | 52%
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| Heat lightning produces no thunder and can happen without a cloud. | False | 49%
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| You can tell the temperature based on a cricket's chirps. | True | 48%
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| The most dangerous part of a hurricane or typhoon is the wind. | False | 46%
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| Water swirls in your toilet one way in the northern hemisphere, and the opposite in the southern hemisphere due to the Coriolis Force. | False | 40%
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| If the sky is red at sunset, then you can expect fair weather. If it is red at sunrise, you can expect poor weather. | True | 39%
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