Tornado

What is a tornado?

• A violent column of twisting air

• A cloud

• A Thunderstorm

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Tornadoes are formed during intense thunderstorms.

• True

• False

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What combination of of air causes a tornado?

• Warm and Hot

• Cold and Wet

• Warm and Cold

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Another name for a tornado is _______.

• Spinner

• Twister

• Twirl a Whirl

Twisters last all day.

• True

• False

Tornadoes can travel up to

• 300 miles per hour

• 50 miles per hour

• 500 miles per hour

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A Water Tornado is called a _______

• Water Spinner

• Waternado

• Water Spout

Tornadoes have been in every continent except

• Australia

• Antarctica

• Europe

What scale is used to measure the strength of a tornado?

• Richter Scale

• Saffir-Simpson Scale

• Fujita Scale

About how many tornadoes are there in the US every year?

• 1,000

• 100

• 500

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