TORNADOS

 Where do tropical storms start? 

• northpole
• on the coast
• in the ocean, near the equator
• in the ocean, near land

Tornadoes are also sometimes called

• squalls
• squiggles
• twisters
• spinner

Collectively, the states of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska, where tornadoes occur often, are all called

• Tornado towns
• Storm centers
• Tornado Alley
• Cyclone counties

Where do tornadoes start?

• Over the ocean near the equator
• In the clouds that create blizzards
• In the clouds of severe thunderstorms
• Any time that it rains

Tornadoes form on every continent of the world except for

• Europe
• South America
• North America
• Antactica

Tornadoes are measured using which type of scale?

• Richter scale
• Bathroom scale
• Fujita Scale
• Mercator Scale

The column of tightly spinning winds that dip down from storm clouds are called - 

• Vacuum clouds
• Debris clouds
• Funnel clouds
• Cirrus clouds

A tornado that does light damage, such as breaking branches and damaging siding on buildings is most likely an

• EF0
• EF1
• EF2
• EF5

A tornado that does severe damage, such as causing damage to office building or shopping malls, overturning trains, and throwing cars is most likely an

• EF2
• EF3
• EF4
• EF5

A tornado that does devastating damage, such as completely destroying well-built building and throwing cars and other large objects is most likely an

• EF2
• EF3
• EF4
• EF5