Tornadoes

Which of the following is NOT another name for a tornado?

• Cyclones

• Wind twist

• Waterspouts

• Twister

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Tornadoes happen in which states?

• Iowa

• Florida

• Oklahoma

• All of the above

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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.

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

• F0

• F1

• F2

• F3

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Which tornado is the most rare?

• F1

• F3

• F4

• F5

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Which of the following is not something a person may see or hear before a tornado?

• Debris falls from the sky.

• There is a continuous thunder and lightning.

• Falling hail.

• The sky turns greenish or greenish black.

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

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

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

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Tornadoes form on every continent of the world except for

• Europe
• South America
• North America
• Antactica

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Tornadoes are measured using which type of scale?

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

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