Tornado

What are tornadoes?

• Naruto's twin brothers.

• They are whirling columns of air, with winds that spin super fast.

• They are any kind of blowing wind.

• They are whirling columns of smoke and fire.

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Tornadoes usually occur during...

• cloudless days

• earthquakes

• Room 61's PE game "Pirates of the Carribean"

• thunderstorms

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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

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How long does the average tornado last?

• 10 seconds

• 10 minutes

• 10 hours

• 10 days

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What's a nickname for tornadoes?

• Tomatoes

• Spinners

• Twisted Sisters

• Twisters

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

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What does a tornado sound like?

• a roaring train

• a snoring dad

• a boring song

• a roaring lion

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

• Africa

• Vietnam

• Mexico

• the United States

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Why do storm chasers follow tornadoes? Choose ALL that apply

• They are trying to show off.

• They are looking for Dorthy's house from the Wizard of Oz.

• They are trying to get information about tornadoes

• They are crazy.

Can scientist predict exactly when and where a tornado will happen?

• Yes

• Not yet

• Sometimes

• only Bill Nye the Science guy can

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