Tornadoes

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

What happens in Tornado Alley to create so many tornadoes?

• The rate of condensation is higher than the rate of precipitation
• Warm air from Canada meets cold air from Virginia
• Cold, dry air from Canada meets warm dry air from Gulf of Mexico
• Warm air in Texas clashes with even warmer air in Texas

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

• EF0
• EF1
• EF2
• EF5

Which is NOT true of tornadoes?

• Most tornadoes are local storms.

• Typical tornadoes are 400-500 feet wide.

• Tornado winds generally range from 20-50 miles per hour.

• Tornadoes can last for a few minutes to an hour or more.

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

• dark sky

• thunderstorm

• high wind

• rain

Which of the following statements are true of a monster tornado?

• Once lifted a twenty-ton trailer truck from a highway and dropping it in a field 1100 feet away.

• Can pick up a house and move it down a block.

• Once sucked up a pond of frogs and rained them down in another town.

• All of the above.

Which is true of waterspouts?

• They are very strong tornadoes.

• They are most common in mountainous areas.

• They are very common in northern states.

• They are common along the Gulf Coast.