Tornadoes

Waterspout

• type of clouds in which tornadoes form

• type of tornado that forms over water

EF Scale

• Tornadoes are categorized by this

• Northern hemisphere tornadoes rotate in this direction

funnels

• tornadoes typically form in this shape

• type of cloud in which tornadoes form

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Supercell

• tornadoes are categorized by this

• Long-lived thunderstorms, can produce violent tornadoes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Watch

• Conditions are favorable for a tornado during this

• Northern hemisphere tornadoes rotate in this directon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Cumulonimbus

• Type of clouds which tornadoes form

• small tornado that forms at a weather front with gusts

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Landspout

• type of clouds in which tornadoes form

• A tornado similar to a waterspout, but on land

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

gustnado

• small tornado that forms at a weather front with gusts

• conditions favorable for a tornado during this

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Counterclockwise

• small tornado that forms at a weather front with gusts

• Northern hemisphere tornadoes rotate in this direction

Multiple Vortex

• tornado with more than one spinning tube of air

• conditions are favorable for a tornado during this

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2