Tornadoes! Vocabulary

What word means "specific, systematic arrangements of things into categories"?

• radar

• classification

• prepare

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What word means "an upward current of air"?

• updraft

• classification

• radar

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

What word means "to tear down or destroy the structure of"?

• updraft

• prepare

• demolish

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

What word means "a device that uses reflected radio waves to track objects"?

• classifications

• radar

• funnel cloud

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What word means "the bottom part of a tornado that is wide at one end and thin at the other"?

• updraft

• radar

• funnel cloud

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What word means "to get ready"?

• prepare

• radar

• demolish

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Tornadoes are put into different ________ based on the amount and type of damage they cause.

• demolish

• radar

• classifications

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Meteorologists use ____ screens to help predict and warn people of dangerous storms.

• demolish

• radar

• classifications

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

A strong _____ made the storm even worse.

• updraft

• radar

• prepare

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Tornadoes can _____ buildings and tear down trees.

• updraft

• prepare

• demolish

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A