Tornadoes Nature's Most Powerful Storms

Tornadoes Nature's Most Powerful Storms

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science, Geography, Other

4th - 5th Grade

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

FREE Resource

The video discusses the variability of weather, focusing on extreme conditions like tornadoes. It explains how tornadoes form, their power, and their unpredictability. The role of meteorologists and storm chasers in predicting tornadoes is highlighted, emphasizing the importance of warnings to prepare for such events. The video concludes with an invitation for viewers to ask questions about weather and other topics.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are some tools we use to handle different weather conditions?

Sunglasses and flip-flops

Sunscreen and umbrellas

Snowboards and skis

Raincoats and boots

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a tornado?

A heavy rain shower

A large snowstorm

A fast spinning column of air

A type of hurricane

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why are tornadoes sometimes called 'twisters'?

Because they twist trees out of the ground

Because they are shaped like a twisty cone

Because they twist the air into knots

Because they twist and turn as they move

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How fast can tornado winds blow?

Up to 500 kilometers an hour

Up to 400 kilometers an hour

Up to 300 kilometers an hour

Up to 200 kilometers an hour

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where are tornadoes most commonly found?

In the southern hemisphere

In the United States

In Europe

In Asia

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the typical speed of a tornado as it travels across land?

About 50 kilometers an hour

About 20 kilometers an hour

About 100 kilometers an hour

About 80 kilometers an hour

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why do meteorologists study tornadoes?

To make them less powerful

To understand how to create them

To predict when they will occur

To stop them from forming

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