Tornado

Tornadoes are also sometimes called

• squalls

• squiggles

• twisters

• spinner

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Tornadoes are measured using which type of scale?

• Richter scale

• Bathroom scale

• Fujita Scale

• Mercator Scale

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The column of tightly spinning winds that dip down from storm clouds are called - 

• Vacuum clouds

• Debris clouds

• Funnel clouds

• Cirrus clouds

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A tornado that does light damage, such as breaking branches and damaging siding on buildings is most likely an

• EF0

• EF1

• EF2

• EF5

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A tornado that does severe damage, such as causing damage to office building or shopping malls, overturning trains, and throwing cars is most likely an

• EF2

• EF3

• EF4

• EF5

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Which is NOT true of tornadoes?

• Most tornadoes are local storms.

• Typical tornadoes are 400-500 feet wide.

• Tornado winds generally range from 20-50 miles per hour.

• Tornadoes can last for a few minutes to an hour or more.

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Which is not a safe place to go during a tornado warning?

• Face down in a ditch

• In a bathtub

• Under a tree

• In the basement

Place the following events in sequence: A) A tornado touches down; B) An updraft tilts a column of spinning air; C) Cool, dense air begins descending

• C, B, A

• B, C,A

• A, B, C

• C, A, B

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Which word best describes the duration of most tornadoes?

• Prolonged

• Instantaneous

• Lengthy

• Brief

The vortex begins to ______ as the super-cell grows.

• grow

• tilt

• shrink

• break apart

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