Tornado Impact and Response in Bridge Creek

Tornado Impact and Response in Bridge Creek

Assessment

Interactive Video

Physics

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Aiden Montgomery

FREE Resource

The video describes the small community of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma, and the Irwin family's experience during a devastating tornado. As the tornado approaches, the family takes shelter in a tinhorn, a drainage pipe, to survive the storm. Despite the terrifying conditions, they manage to stay safe as the tornado passes over them.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the population of Bridge Creek?

1500

2500

500

3500

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of home did the Irwin family live in?

Brick house

Pre-manufactured home

Wooden cabin

Apartment

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

At what speed was the tornado traveling towards Bridge Creek?

30 miles per hour

40 miles per hour

50 miles per hour

60 miles per hour

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Chad Irwin initially try to protect before realizing the severity of the tornado?

The windows

The garden

The windshields

The roof

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a tinhorn?

A type of storm shelter

A corrugated pipe under the road

A weather monitoring device

A type of tornado

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did Chad Irwin decide to ignore official warnings?

He wanted to protect his car

He believed the tinhorn was safer

He thought the tornado would miss them

He wanted to gather supplies

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What classification was given to the tornado as it hit Bridge Creek?

F1

F7

F5

F3

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