Extra Credit 3 - Lightning
- Due Sep 3, 2014 by 11:59pm
- Points 5
- Submitting a website url, a media recording, or a file upload
Find and photograph a local lightning rod. Turn in the photo, and information on its location.
Hint: There is at least one set of lightning rods around WEB. Can you find them?
From Jetstream Online School For Weather produced by the National Weather Service,
Links to an external site.
A Positive lightning strike can produce as much as 300,000 amperes and ONE BILLION VOLTS! In fact positive lightning has been recorded as striking as far as up to 10 mile away from the parent Thunderstorm, this is known as a bolt from the blue.
READ MORE ON LIGHTNING
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/srh/jetstream/li… Links to an external site.
http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/primer/lightnin… Links to an external site.
http://newweb.wrh.noaa.gov/hnx/Lightning… Links to an external site.
http://library.thinkquest.org/03oct/0075… Links to an external site.
http://www.ucar.edu/communications/infop… Links to an external site.
http://www.srh.weather.gov/srh/jetstream… Links to an external site.
http://www.lightningmaster.com/FAQ.htm Links to an external site.
http://www.ourbetternature.org/lightning… Links to an external site.
http://www.harkphoto.com/light.html Links to an external site.
A Positive lightning strike can produce as much as 300,000 amperes and ONE BILLION VOLTS! In fact positive lightning has been recorded as striking as far as up to 10 mile away from the parent Thunderstorm, this is known as a bolt from the blue.
READ MORE ON LIGHTNING
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/srh/jetstream/li… Links to an external site.
http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/primer/lightnin… Links to an external site.
http://newweb.wrh.noaa.gov/hnx/Lightning… Links to an external site.
http://library.thinkquest.org/03oct/0075… Links to an external site.
http://www.ucar.edu/communications/infop… Links to an external site.
http://www.srh.weather.gov/srh/jetstream… Links to an external site.
http://www.lightningmaster.com/FAQ.htm Links to an external site.
http://www.ourbetternature.org/lightning… Links to an external site.
http://www.harkphoto.com/light.html Links to an external site.
Here are some safety links as well
http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/edu/safety/ligh… Links to an external site.
http://www.disastercenter.com/guide/thun… Links to an external site.
http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/more… Links to an external site.
http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/over… Links to an external site.
http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/ Links to an external site.
http://www.lightningsafety.com/ Links to an external site.
http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/surv… Links to an external site.
http://science.nasa.gov/newhome/headline… Links to an external site.
http://www.lightningtalks.com/lightningf… Links to an external site.
http://sky-fire.tv/index.cgi/lightning.h… Links to an external site.
Thanks to Asker online for this compilation of resources: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080924172337AAKZTQd Links to an external site.
Information on lightning rods: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_rod Links to an external site.
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