Tornadoes Quiz

What is the Spanish word for tornado?

• Tronata

• Thunderstorm

• Tornadoes

• Cumulonimbus

What type of clouds do tornadoes begin inside?

• Cumulonimbus clouds

• Stratus clouds

• Cirrus clouds

• Cumulus clouds

What is hail?

• Frozen rain in the form of ice pellets

• Frozen rain in the form of snowflakes

• Frozen rain in the form of water droplets

• Frozen rain in the form of hailstones

What creates an updraft inside a thunderhead?

• Warm humid air rising from the ground

• Cool air falling back toward the earth

• Lightning striking the cloud

• Rain falling from the cloud

What happens when the updraft and downdraft come together and start to spin?

• A funnel-shaped cloud forms inside the thunderhead

• The cloud dissipates and disappears

• The cloud moves to a different location

• The cloud becomes stationary

What is the scale used to rate tornadoes?

• Fujita Tornado Scale

• Enhanced Fujita Tornado Scale

• Tornado Intensity Scale

• Tornado Magnitude Scale

What does the letter 'E' represent in the Enhanced Fujita Tornado Scale?

• Enhanced

• Extreme

• Extraordinary

• Exponential

What is the most violent category of tornadoes?

• EF-0

• EF-1

• EF-4

• EF-5

Where do most tornadoes occur in the United States?

• Tornado Alley

• Florida

• California

• New York

What should you do when a tornado approaches and you are in a house without a basement?

• Go to an interior closet or bathroom far from the outside walls

• Stay near the windows to monitor the tornado

• Go outside and find a low spot like a ditch

• Stand near the outside walls for protection