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WorksheetsTornadoes - McIntyre
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 23mins
Which of the following is NOT another name for a tornado?
Cyclones
Wind twist
Waterspouts
Twister
Tornadoes happen in which states?
Iowa
Florida
Oklahoma
All of the above
Which is NOT true of tornadoes?
Most tornadoes are local storms.
Typical tornadoes are 400-500 feet wide.
Tornado winds generally range from 20-50 miles per hour.
Tornadoes can last for a few minutes to an hour or more.
What is the first step in the birth of a tornado?
dark sky
thunderstorm
high wind
rain
Which of the following statements are true of a monster tornado?
Once lifted a twenty-ton trailer truck from a highway and dropping it in a field 1100 feet away.
Can pick up a house and move it down a block.
Once sucked up a pond of frogs and rained them down in another town.
All of the above.
Where do most tornadoes in the United States happen?
the mountains
the beaches
the middle of the country
all big cities
What is a tornado shaped like?
square
funnel
clouds
a swirl with an eye in the middle
Tornadoes are dangerous because they can...
(select all)
destroy houses
flip over cars
cause earthquakes
lift objects into the air
Which of the following is a safe place to go during a tornado?
basement or underground shelter
in a car
in a room with lots of windows
under a bed or desk
According to the the Enhanced Fujita Scale, a tornado with winds of 155 miles per hour is a ________.
EF-1
EF-2
EF-3
EF-4
___________ of the world's tornadoes occur in the United States.
one-half
Three-fourths
two-fourths
three-fifths
During which months do most tornadoes occur?
March - June
January - October
June - November
April - November
Tornadoes have ____________ that move at high speeds.
waves
winds
lightning
rains
When a tornado forms, we see a cloud shaped like a ___________ .
cover
crouch down
funnel
spin
Tornadoes form when _______ air moves to an area with ________ air.
warm, cold
hot, warm
cold, cold
cold, warm
Which city has been struck by tornadoes the most?
Oklahoma City
Miami
Los Angeles
Atlanta
What is the strongest tornado
EF1
EF2
EF5
EF10
When is the funnel declared a tornado?
When it touches the water
When it touches the ground
As soon as it forms
When the supercell forms
How fast are the winds inside a tornado?
5-10 miles per hour
65-250 miles per hour
500-700 miles her hour
1,000-1,500 miles per hour
The most tornadoes in the United States take place in Tornado Alley. Where is Tornado Alley?
Southern US
West Coast of the US
East Coast of the US
Center of the US
WHICH TORNADO HAS 200 MPH WIND SPEEDS?
EF2
EF3
EF4
EF5
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from the base of a thunderstorm.
Funnel Cloud
Tornado
Condensation Funnel
Thunderstorm
A scale of wind damage intensity in which wind speeds are inferred from an analysis of wind damage.
Saffir-Simpson scale
Fujita scale
Wind speed scale
Damage indicator scale
What is a tornado?
A long high wave caused by an earthquake.
Rapidly rotating column of air that reaches from a storm cloud to the Earth's surface.
A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction.
A large, destructive fire that spreads quickly over woodland or brush.
What shape is a tornado?
sphere
prism
funnel
cube
What is another name for a tornado?
cyclone
monsoon
hurricane
typhoon
Someone who follows tornadoes to study them is called a storm ______.
chaser
fighter
watcher
runner
What are 2 things that tornadoes threaten?
freedom
life
property
justice
Do scientists know everything there is to know about tornadoes?
Yes
No
Where should you go during a tornado?
When is the funnel declared a tornado?
When it touches the water
When it touches the ground
As soon as it forms
When the supercell forms
How fast are the winds inside a tornado?
5-10 miles per hour
65-250 miles per hour
500-700 miles her hour
1,000-1,500 miles per hour
What is needed for tornadoes to form
You need warm, moist air and a change in wind direction
a severe temperature change and hail
lightning and a change in humidity
wind shear and very cold air
A scale of wind damage intensity in which wind speeds are inferred from an analysis of wind damage.
Saffir-Simpson scale
Fujita scale
Wind speed scale
Damage indicator scale
What color is the sky before a tornado?
blue-ish
gray-ish
green-ish
black-ish
