Unit 11 Twisters Vocab
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8th Grade
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1.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 4 pts
Match the vocabulary word to the correct definition.
span
To stretch or reach over across
generate
To produce, bring into being, or create
entire
developgrow into a more advanced or mature state
develop
whole or total
Tags
CCSS.L.1.6
CCSS.L.3.6
CCSS.L.K.5A
2.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 4 pts
Match the following vocabulary words.
occur
bad or serious
rank
compare one position with another, often on a scale
region
an area with a certain type of land and climate
severe
take place or happen
Tags
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does the word span mean in the following sentence?
The widest tornado recorded spanned over two miles.
stretched across
spun wildly
destroyed
Tags
CCSS.L.5.5C
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Choose the word that makes the most sense to complete this sentence.
Warm, moist air combined with cool, dry air can ___________ intense thunderstorms.
occur
generate
span
Tags
CCSS.L.1.6
CCSS.L.3.6
CCSS.L.K.5A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does the word severe mean in the following sentence?
The town was issued a warning for severe storms and wind over the following two days.
minor
icy
serious
Tags
CCSS.L.1.5D
CCSS.L.2.5B
CCSS.L.3.5C
CCSS.L.K.5D
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Choose the word that makes the most sense to complete this sentence.
Not all clashes of cold, dry air and warm, moist air ________ into tornadoes; most turn into thunderstorms.
develop
generate
occur
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the word entire mean in the following sentence?
In 2007, a tornado destroyed nearly the entire town of Greensburg, Kansas, leaving very little standing.
tiny
whole
rural
Tags
CCSS.L.6.4A
CCSS.L.7.4A
CCSS.L.7.5B
CCSS.L.8.4A
CCSS.L.9-10.4A
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