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WorksheetsI Survived Five Epic Disasters, #6 The Henryville Tornado, 2
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 5mins
Normally, the meeting of two extreme weather fronts cause a thunderstorm, but in rare case they explode into more savage storms called
earthquake
hail storm
hurricane
supercells
Select all that are true...
Tornadoes can strike anywhere on Earth.
All twisters begin over a hot body of water.
80 percent of all tornadoes happen in Japan.
Antarctica is the only place a tornado would never occur.
On March 2, the National Weather Service warned that severe storms where heading toward the Henryville region.
True
False
The tornado was over the school for less than (a) . In that time, it almost completely destroyed the school.
Before the students of could leave the school sirens begin to blare because.......(check all that describe the 2nd problem).
A second tornado was upon them.
It was packed with enormous hailstones.
It was much stronger than the first tornado.
It threw bowling balls at them.
How many people died because of the Henryville Tornado?
0
1
5
300
This statement describes which of the deadliest tornadoes?
The two tornadoes merged into one massive twister..
Tri-State Tornado, 1925
Natchez,Mississippi of 1840
Tupelo, Mississippi of 1936
Gainesville, Georgia of 1936
The most powerful tornado can reach wind speeds upto..
170 mph
60 mph
70 mph
300 mph
