Tornados Quizz

What is a tornado?

• A tornado is a violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground.

• A tornado is a spinning machine designed by scientists

What are some other factors for tornadoes to form?

• Several conditions are required for the development of tornadoes and the thunderstorm clouds with which most tornadoes are associated.

• Finally, tornadoes usually form in areas where winds at all levels of the atmosphere are not only strong, but also turn with height in a clockwise or veering direction.

What do tornadoes look like?

• Tornadoes can appear as a traditional funnel shape, or in a slender rope-like form.

• Tornadoes form in a circular shape.

Can more than one tornado form at a time?

• YES!

• NO!

What is a funnel cloud?

• A funnel cloud is a rotating cone-shaped column of air extending downward from the base of a thunderstorm, but not touching the ground.

• A funnel cloud is a rectangular rotating thing made by nature.

What is a supercell thunderstorm?

• A supercell thunderstorm is a long-lived thunderstorm whose updrafts and downdrafts are in near balance.

• Supercell thunderstorm are drafts.

What is a mesocyclone?

• A mesocyclone is a rotating vortex of air within a supercell thunderstorm.

• Mesocyclones do not always produce tornadoes.

What is a microburst?

• A microburst is a downdraft (sinking air) in a thunderstorm that is less than 2.8 miles in scale.

• A microburst is a downdraft (sinking air) in a thunderstorm that is less than 2.5 miles in scale.

What is a wall cloud?

• A wall cloud is an abrupt lowering of a rain-free cumulonimbus base into a low-hanging accessory cloud.

• A wall cloud is an abrupt lowering of a rain-free cumulonimbus base into a high-hanging accessory cloud.

What is a hook echo?

• A hook echo describes a pattern in radar reflectivity images that looks like a hook extending from the radar echo, usually in the left-rear part of the storm (relative to the motion of the storm).

• A hook echo describes a pattern in radar reflectivity images that looks like a hook extending from the radar echo, usually in the right-rear part of the storm (relative to the motion of the storm).