Tornados

A tornado is a bad storm that acts like a...

• hurricane

• vacuum

• leaf blower

• toaster

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Another name for tornado is

• typhoon

• hurricane

• twister

• earthquake

Tornados are so strong they can pick up huge objects, like trucks, and blow them around.

• True

• False

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A tornado starts...

• in the sky and then the vortex connects to the ground.

• on the ground and then grows to the sky.

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A giant ________ is often the start of a tornado.

• landslide

• hurricane

• hail event

• thunderstorm

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The wind inside a tornado can twist up 200 miles per hour.

• true

• fasle

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Tornados form over...

• warm water

• cold water

• land

• the ocean

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Which statement is NOT true about tornados?

• They often appear without warning, or with very little warning.

• They usually cause a lot of flooding.

• There are 1000 or more tornados in the US every year.

• They can travel across the land at 31 mph.

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The area of the US where a lot of tornados happen is called...

• Tornado hallway

• Tornado isle

• Tornado Alley

• Tornado garage

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