Tornado Impact and Safety Measures

Tornado Impact and Safety Measures

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science, Geography, History

5th - 8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Olivia Brooks

FREE Resource

The video tutorial describes a tornado that formed in Kansas in 1991, highlighting its rapid speed and the challenges faced by a local TV news crew and a family as they sought shelter under a highway overpass. The tornado, moving at over 85 mph, left a significant trail of destruction before dissipating.

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In which year did the tornado form along the Kansas Turnpike?

2010

2000

1991

1985

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the speed of the tornado as it raced along the Kansas Turnpike?

100 mph

60 mph

75 mph

85 mph

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where did the local TV news crew and a family take shelter from the tornado?

Under a highway overpass

In a nearby building

In a basement

Inside a storm shelter

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the immediate action taken by the people when they realized they couldn't outrun the tornado?

They stopped and waited

They took cover under an overpass

They drove faster

They called for help

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was left behind after the tornado disappeared?

A calm atmosphere

A trail of destruction

Clear skies

A rainbow