Lesson 15 Test Review

When dirt and dust get pulled into a tornado...

• it turns red.

• it turns brown.

• it turns green.

• it turns dark gray.

In order to give people time to prepare for a tornado,

• scientists read about tornadoes.

• scientists try to predict when a tornado will happen.

• scientists run from a tornado.

• scientists talk about tornadoes.

When the air moves inside a tornado, the cold air comes from the _______________?

• ground

• road

• sky

• clouds

"A tornado pulls object into itself."

Which sentence from the text supports this statement?

• "tornado's swirling winds can create a powerful vacuum"

• "tornados last for hours and travel quickly."

• "tornadoes can create very strong winds"

• "tornados touch down in open areas and last only a few minutes"

When the air moves inside a tornado, the hot air from the ______________ moves up.

• water

• sky

• ground

• west

What is the place in the middle of the United States called where most tornadoes touch down?

• Twister Avenue

• Tornado Alley

• Tornado Avenue

• Twister Alley

The tornadoes in Tornado Alley form when warm, moist air comes from ____________?

• Canada

• Austrailia

• the Antarctic

• the Gulf of Mexico

The tornadoes in Tornado Alley form when cool, dry air comes from ____________?

• the Gulf of Mexico

• the Arctic

• Canada

• the east