CH5 TWISTERS AND OTHER TERRIBLE STORMS

Another name for a tornado.

• hurricane

• twister

• funnel cloud

• supercell

Tornado comes from the Latin word tonare, which means lightning.

• True

• False

Causing a lot of damage

• destruction

• funnel cloud

• supercells

• tornado

Funnel cloud that hits the ground

• destruction

• funnel cloud

• supercells

• tornado

Upright, spinning air

• destruction

• funnel cloud

• supercells

• tornado

Huge storms

• destruction

• funnel cloud

• supercells

• tornado

An area in the Midwestern United States where most tornadoes strike.

• Gulf of Mexico

• Supercells

• Tornado Alley

• Rocky Mountains

Some ancient people thought dust devils were ghosts.

• True

• False

Tornadoes that form over oceans and lakes.

• Hurricanes

• Waterspouts

• Dust Devils

• Twisters

Three out of every four tornadoes in the world happen in the United States.

• True

• False