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Storm Chasers

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 3600secs

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1.

Which of the following is true?

a)

Storm chasers are not afraid of tornadoes.

b)

Only scientists and meteorologists chase storms.

c)

Tornadoes are the only storms that storm chasers are interested in studying.

d)

A storm chaser's job is very dangerous.

2.

What type of storm has winds speeds from 402-482 kpm (250-300 mph)?

a)

tornado

b)

super tornado

c)

funnel cloud

d)

waterspout

3.

How likely is someone who lives in Tornado Alley to experience a tornado?

a)

not likely

b)

more likely than someone who lives elsewhere

c)

eight hundred times more likely that someone who lives elsewhere

d)

very likely

4.

The word tornado comes from a Spanish word, tronada, which means what?

a)

danger

b)

wind

c)

thunderstorm

d)

lightning

5.

What is the meaning of the word meteorologist?

a)

the study of weather

b)

weather patterns

c)

the Earth's climate

d)

a person who studies the weather

6.

On the tornado rating scale, what is an F5 tornado?

a)

one that does little damage

b)

one that blows over trees

c)

one that tears roofs off houses

d)

one that destroys everything in its path

7.

What is the meaning of the word supercells?

a)

small clouds that produce little rain

b)

rotating thunderclouds that often produce tornadoes

c)

funnel-shaped clouds

d)

tornadoes occurring over water

8.

What is not needed for a tornado to form?

a)

warm moist air near the group

b)

cool dry air above the ground

c)

warm dry air near the group

d)

cold air colliding with warn arm

9.

Why do you think the author wrote this book?

a)

to encourage readers to become storm chasers

b)

to tell readers what to do in case of a tornado

c)

to explain different types of tornadoes

d)

to tell readers about tornadoes and the people who study them

10.

Which of the following sentences is true?

a)

Storm chasers are never afraid.

b)

Storm chasers want to become famous for tracking storms.

c)

Storm chasers want to help others stay safe.

d)

Storm chasers do not take their jobs seriously.

11.

What was the most interesting thing you learned reading "Storm Chasers"?

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12.

Name text features you remember seeing in "Storm Chasers":

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