Tornadoes

Tornadoes are also sometimes called

• squalls
• squiggles
• twisters
• spinner

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The middle US 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

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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

• Flat plains with miles of space for the winds to move together to form a funnel.

• Warm air in Texas clashes with even warmer air in Texas

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

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

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

• dark sky

• thunderstorm

• high wind

• rain

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Which is not a safe place to go during a tornado warning?

• Face down in a ditch

• In a bathtub

• Under a tree

• In the basement

What is the name of a person that studies the weather?

• Weather watcher

• Storm Chaser

• Meteorologist

• Tornado warning

What is a tornado?

• A fast spinning column of air that reaches from the clouds to the ground

• A thunderstorm that never touches the ground

• A bolt of lightning that reaches from the clouds to the ground

• A low hanging cloud that does not spin

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In what country are tornadoes the most common?

• Brazil

• Italy

• United States

• China

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