Task Card Four

Type: http://nationalgeographic.com/features/96/lightning/3e.html

Read: Lightning in Your Area.

Study the Cloud-to-Ground Lightning Flasher Per Square Kilometer in 1991 Chart.

Compare the amount of lightning strikes in central Florida to the amount in the Pacific Northwest.

Click on The Shocking Story.

Take the Lightning Quiz and answer the high voltage questions!

Answer

Central Florida has the most intense concentration of cloud-to-ground lightning. The Pacific Northwest has almost no lightning.