Tornadoes and Thunderstorms

3. Where is Tornado Alley located?

• Near the equator of the Earth
• Near the North Pole
• South Central Los Angeles
• Middle states of United States

7. You are sitting in a pocket of high air pressure. The weather would probably be...

• Rainy and cloudy
• Sunny and warm

8. What causes lightning?

• Water atoms as they expand
• Water atoms condensing into clouds
• Unknown

9. Thunder is caused by...

• The supercooling of air around a lightning bolt
• The super cooling of air into water
• The superheating of air near the lightning bolt.

Lightning is a very quick burst of____________

• thunder
• rain
• storm
• electricity

What is the first step in the birth of a tornado?

• dark sky

• thunderstorm

• high wind

• rain

Which of the following tornadoes have winds ranging from 73 to 112 miles per hour?

• F0

• F1

• F2

• F3

Which tornado is the most rare?

• F1

• F3

• F4

• F5

Name that symbol.

• Cold Front

• Warm Front

• Stationary Front

• Occluded Front

Name that front.

• Cold Front

• Warm Front

• Stationary Front

• Occluded Front