Weather Trivia

In which country can we find the highest average annual number of tornadoes?

• Canada

• Mexico

• U.S.A.

• France

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When does the Atlantic hurricane season officially begin?

• June

• July

• August

• September

What do you call a tornado that is over water?

• Squirt

• Splash

• Waterspout

• Water tornado

What is the name of the region of the US has the most tornadoes each year?

• Tornado Town

• Tornado Alley

• Tornado City

• Tornado Street

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Some people actually track tornadoes and attempt to study them "up close and personal". What are they called?

• Storm troopers

• Storm chasers

• Storm investigators

• Storm fans

What is the name of the scale that scientists use to measure tornadoes?

• Fujita scale

• Tornado measurement scale

• Fajita scale

• Tornado scale

What is considered by scientists to be the strongest type of tornado measured on the Fujita scale?

• F1

• F2

• F4

• F5

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About how many tornadoes are formed here in the U.S. on an average year?

• 500

• 200

• 1,000

• 800

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Which state in the US has the most tornadoes per year?

• Texas

• Oklahoma

• Kansas

• Colorado

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When did the naming of hurricanes and tropical storms officially began?

• 1938

• 1975

• 2003

• 1953