Tornadoes!

the mass of gasses surrounding the Earth, or another body in space

• debris

• atmosphere

• funnel

• waterspout

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

loose waste material

• updraft

• supercell

• lift

• debris

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

a rating scale developed in 1970 by the scientist T. Theodore Fujita to categorize tornadoes and their relative strength

• meteorologist

• Fujita Tornado Scale

• moisture

• Tornado Alley

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

a hollow cone open on both ends

• lift

• moisture

• rotate

• funnel

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

the force that raises something up

• supercell

• updraft

• Tornado

• lift

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

a weather scientist

• waterspout

• supercell

• meteorologist

• debris

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

wetness (in the air)

• waterspout

• Tornado Alley

• updraft

• moisture

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

to move or turn in a circle

• funnel

• rotate

• supercell

• Tornado

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

rotating thunderstorm

• Tornado Alley

• supercell

• Fujita Tornado Scale

• atmosphere

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

a destructive windstorm with a funnel shaped cloud that extends to the ground

• tornado

• tornado alley

• updraft

• waterspout

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4