Tornadoes

What is a tornado?

• a small column of straight air

• a violent column of twisting air

• air that comes from the sky

• a big grey cloud in the sky

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How does a tornado form?

• by warm and cold air colliding

• by only cold air

• by underwater earthquakes

• by only warm air

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When do tornados form?

• during a nice hot day

• during an intense thunderstorm

• during a snowstorm

• during a volcanic eruption

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What scale is used to measure a tornado?

• the weight scale

• the Power scale

• the Shape-measuring scale

• the Fujita scale

Tornadoes have been observed on every continent except for

• Africa

• Asia

• Antarctica

• Europe

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

• 300

• 100

• 90

• 600

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Collectively, the states of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska, where tornadoes occur often, are all called

• Tornado towns
• Storm centers
• Tornado Alley
• Cyclone counties

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In what country are tornadoes the most common?

• Brazil

• Italy

• China

• United States

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tornadoes are sometimes called?

• twisters

• destroyers

• funnels

• holes

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Which of the following is NOT another name for a tornado?

• Cyclones

• Wind twist

• Waterspouts

• Twister

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