Tornadoes

Tornadoes

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Multiple Choice

What is a supercell?

• a very strong cell that moves in opposite directions from other cells.

• a very strong thunderstorm with winds moving in opposite directions.

• Mr. Goeller's strong cell phone that has awesome features

• a very strong tornado that moves in opposite directions as other tornadoes

​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoB8mCFXtP8

• also known as a twister

• violently spinning, funnel-shaped columns of air that stretch from the dark thunderclouds they form in all the way to the ground

• wind can top 250 mph!

• extreme wind gusts can cause major damage

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​What exactly is a tornado?

Multiple Choice

What exactly is a tornado?

• a fast rotating column of air that reaches from a thunderstorm to the ground.

• an electrically charged area of a rises from the ground to the cloud

• occurs when a negatively charged and a positively charged area of the clouds connect

• a whirlwind we can use to travel to a fantasy land.

Multiple Choice

How fast do tornadoes rotate?

• tornadoes do not rotate

• can rotate upwards of 250 mph

• no more than 150 mph

Tornadoes begin as a thunderstorm. They then form when updrafts begin to rotate. When this happens a funnel cloud is created. When that cloud touches the ground, we now have a tornado.

Tornado Formation

Multiple Choice

How does a tornado begin?

• cold weather

• snow and hail

• as a thunderstorm

Multiple Choice

What is a tornado?

• my little brother running around the house

• a spinning cloud shaped like a funnel

• a tall rain cloud

• a hurricane

Multiple Choice

How high can winds reach in a tornado?

• 10 miles per hour

• 80 miles per hour

• 300 miles per hour

• 1,000 miles per hour

Multiple Choice

Where do most tornadoes happen?

• Mexico

• California

• Canada

• Tornado Alley in the United States

Multiple Choice

A tornado occurs when

• cold dry air mixes with the wet wam air

• cold dry air mixes with wet cold air

• dry warm air mixes with wet warm air

• Mr. Sir tells it to occur

Multiple Choice

About 2/3 (two-thirds) of all tornadoes in the world happen in....

• Africa

• Vietnam

• Mexico

• the United States

Multiple Choice

How does a tornado begin?

• cold weather

• snow and hail

• as a thunderstorm

Multiple Choice

This type of thunderstorm is capable of producing tornadoes.

• single cell

• squall line

• supercell

• When cold, dry air is pushed over warm, humid air (cold air mixes with and replace warm air). This is called a cold front.

• When that warm air rises through the colder air, it causes an updraft, or a change in wind direction.

• If these winds vary greatly in speed or direction, rotation will begin.

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​How do tornadoes develop?

Multiple Choice

According to the the Enhanced Fujita Scale, a tornado with winds of 155 miles per hour is a ________.

• EF-1

• EF-2

• EF-3

• EF-4

Multiple Choice

True, or False- Trying to outrun a tornado in a car is always a safer choice than seeking shelter.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

If you don't have a basement, which of the following choices is the safest shelter during a tornado?

• An interior room (closet, hallway, bathroom, etc.) on the lowest floor of your house away from windows.

• If one is available, in an outside garage or shed.

• The North wall of the house is always the safest.

• If you have a fireplace try to crawl into it. Use it as a shelter.

Multiple Choice

If you're outside with no shelter, where is the safest place to be during a tornado?

• Under a bridge or overpass.

• Hug a tree.

• Laying flat in a ditch while covering your head.

• Find a vehicle and get in it. Stay low and cover your head.

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Let's Put It All Together

Open Ended

Google a tornadoes. Find a tornado that made the news. Give me all the details. How big was the tornado? How fast was it going? What was it ranked on the Fujita Scale? Where did it hit? What kind of storm did it originate from? Were there any injuries? What was the total damage? You should have at LEAST 5-7 sentences. You can also upload images/screenshots. Be sure to put the link to your research at the end of your answer.

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