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tornado

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

Tornadoes can be caused by:

a)

Hot air bumping into warm air

b)

a lightning strike

c)

Children running fast in the hall at school

d)

A mass of warm air colliding with a mass of cold air

2.

Collide means:

a)

bump into, or hit

b)

work together secretly

c)

blow away

3.

Unpredictable means

a)

not responsible

b)

scary

c)

unexpected, hard to know when it will happen

4.

destruction means

a)

the act of damaging something badly, or ruining it

b)

slowing down

c)

building something

5.

One way to tell if a tornado is coming:

a)

you see lightning

b)

you see a funnel cloud

c)

you see a rainbow

6.

A funnel cloud is shaped like:

a)

funnel cake at the fair

b)

a cylinder

c)

a hollow cone with a tube shape at the bottom

7.

Hazards are

a)

things that are fun

b)

things that are funny

c)

things that are dangerous

8.

Which is NOT a hazard:

a)

power lines that are on the ground

b)

broken glass or sharp objects

c)

children running through the hall

d)

a summer breeze

9.

Collapse means:

a)

to trip over something

b)

something falling down

c)

working together

10.

A crisis is:

a)

someone who is always complaining

b)

a very bad situation that needs attention right now

c)

when mom can't get to the hair dresser

11.

Where should you go in a tornado?

a)

The highest place you can, like in the attic

b)

get in the car and outrun it!

c)

in the basement, a center room, or under a sturdy table

12.

Tornadoes are rated on a scale of 1 to 5. A number 5 tornado is:

a)

the slowest, with the lowest winds

b)

the safest

c)

the worst, with the highest winds

13.

When a tornado is coming, you have

a)

Days & days to plan for it

b)

a party with your friends

c)

Just a few minutes to get to your safe place

14.

Why is it important to know now where your safe place is for a tornado?

a)

Because you have to get there fast when a tornado is coming

b)

to hide from your brother or sister

c)

So you can stock it full of snacks and chips