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8.1.8 Living in the Danger Zone 2

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are tornadoes?

a)

Naruto's twin brothers.

b)

They are whirling columns of air, with winds that spin super fast.

c)

They are any kind of blowing wind.

d)

They are whirling columns of smoke and fire.

2.

Tornadoes usually occur during...

a)

cloudless days

b)

earthquakes

c)

Room 61's PE game "Pirates of the Carribean"

d)

thunderstorms

3.

About 75% of all tornadoes in the world happen in....

a)

Africa

b)

Vietnam

c)

Mexico

d)

the United States

4.

What is the region in the Midwest called where most of the tornadoes in the United States form?

a)

Windy Plains

b)

Dust Bowl

c)

Tornado Alley

d)

Great Tornado Flats

e)

Danger Zone

5.

WHICH TORNADO HAS 200 MPH WIND SPEEDS?

a)

EF2

b)

EF3

c)

EF4

d)

EF5

6.

What is a drought?

a)

excess flow of water flow over land

b)

An abnormally low precipitation in a place over time.

c)

Continuous rainfall

d)

Falling of water droplets from the sky

7.

How do droughts impact farmers? Choose the correct answers.

a)

Crops may die

b)

Farmers don't lose money

c)

Farmers spend money on irrigation or wells

d)

Farmers may lose cattle

8.

What are economic impacts of a drought?

a)

Low rainfall

b)

High rainfall

c)

Businesses lose money

d)

There are no economic impacts

9.

During an el niño is is much ______ in Australia than normal. This helped cause the Big Dry.

a)

Wetter

b)

Foggier

c)

Drier

d)

Windier

10.

Climate change has caused temperatures in Australia to rise by _____

a)

0.1°C

b)

0.5°C

c)

0.7°C

d)

0.9°C