Tornados vs Hurricanes

What is the main difference between a tornado and a hurricane?

• A tornado is a gentle breeze while a hurricane is a strong wind

• A tornado only occurs in the ocean while a hurricane only occurs on land

• A tornado is caused by volcanic eruptions while a hurricane is caused by earthquakes

• A tornado is a violent rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a cumulonimbus cloud, while a hurricane is a tropical cyclone that forms over the ocean and has sustained winds of at least 74 mph.

Which of the two, tornado or hurricane, is typically smaller in size?

• typhoon

• cyclone

• hurricane

• tornado

What is the term used to describe the center of a hurricane?

• tornado

• storm

• eye

• wind

Which of the two, tornado or hurricane, is more likely to occur over land?

• Tornado

• Earthquake

• Blizzard

• Hurricane

What is the scale used to measure tornado intensity?

• Richter Scale

• Saffir-Simpson Scale

• Beaufort Scale

• Enhanced Fujita Scale (EF Scale)

Which of the two, tornado or hurricane, is characterized by a calm eye in the center?

• cyclone

• typhoon

• tornado

• hurricane

What is the term used to describe the rotating column of air in a tornado?

• whirlwind

• cyclone

• typhoon

• vortex

Which of the two, tornado or hurricane, is typically associated with a funnel-shaped cloud?

• typhoon

• blizzard

• tornado

• hurricane

What is the term used to describe the outermost part of a hurricane?

• hurricane wall

• storm center

• eyewall

• eye

Which of the two, tornado or hurricane, is more likely to occur in the United States?

• Blizzard

• Typhoon

• Earthquake

• Tornado