Unit 11 Twisters Vocab

Match the vocabulary word to the correct definition.

• span

• To produce, bring into being, or create

• entire

• whole or total

• develop

• To stretch or reach over across

• generate

• developgrow into a more advanced or mature state

Match the following vocabulary words.

• rank

• an area with a certain type of land and climate

• severe

• take place or happen

• occur

• compare one position with another, often on a scale

• region

• bad or serious

What does the word span mean in the following sentence?

The widest tornado recorded spanned over two miles.

• stretched across

• spun wildly

• destroyed

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

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

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

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

Choose the word that makes the most sense to complete this sentence.

A large percentage of the annual tornadoes in the United States ___________ in an area known as “Tornado Alley.”

• occur

• generate

• rank