Tornadoes and Hurricanes

A hurricane swirls in which direction?

• clockwise

• counter clockwise

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_______________ create invisible, spinning winds that look like a spiral.

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Which tools do forecasters use to predict the development of a hurricane?

• satellites

• radar

• airplanes

• radios

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If the hurricane is expected to be very strong, people are told to __________________.

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Which statements below are true about tornados?

• funnel shaped columns of air that form from thunderstorms when wind changes direction and gains strength and height

• huge, slow-moving storms

• only happen in the winter

• typically occur in spring and summer

• air begins to rotate and turns into vertical tornadoes

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What might be a reason why scientists track tornadoes?

• to encourage more people to use radar technology
  

• to warn people against living in “Tornado Alley”
  

• to lower the number of tornadoes that happen every year
  

• to gather information that is used to warn people that a tornado is approaching 

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This photo is an example of:

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Vortex

Cloud

Waterspout

Hurricane

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Which of these best describes a tornado?

• A winter storm that produces frozen precipitation

• A rotating funnel-shaped cloud with strong winds and thunderstorms

• A severe weather condition with low temperatures and blowing snow

• A storm that forms over warm ocean water and has extremely strong winds

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When do hurricanes form?

• in the winter

• in the summer and early fall

• any time during the year

• in the spring

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Hurricanes are also known as:

• floods

• tropical cyclones

• typhoons

• tornado