Tornadoes

What is the name of a person that studies the weather?

• Weather watcher

• Storm chaser

• Tornado warning

• Meteorologist

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is another name for tornadoes?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is a tornado?

• A fast spinning column of air that reaches from the clouds to the ground

• A thunderstorm that never touches the ground

• A bolt of lightning that reaches from the clouds to the ground

• A low-hanging cloud that does not spin

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

In what country are tornadoes the most common?

• Brazil

• Italy

• China

• United States

Tornadoes can reach speeds up to​ (a)   miles per hour.

• 300

• 100

• 90

• 600

How long can a tornado last?

• Seconds to 5 minutes

• Seconds to hours

• 5 to 10 minutes

• 30 minutes

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What combinations of air cause tornadoes to form?

• Hot

• Cold/wet and warm/dry

• Cold

• Cold/dry and warm/wet

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What causes the air to spin?

• The land around the tornado

• Warm/wet air sinks below the cold/dry air, and it is pushed upwards

• Cold/dry air sinks below the warm/wet air, and it is pushed upwards

• A cloud reaches down from the sky

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What are the people called that follow big storms?

• Cloud surveyors

• Radar watchers

• Storm chasers

• Meteorologists

How are tornadoes formed?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5