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3.15 tornadoes Quiz

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An area where air or liquid spins in a circle is called a

a)

vortex

b)

spin cycle

c)

cool front

2.

What scale is used for tornadoes?

a)

Category Scale

b)

EF Scale

c)

Saffir-Simpson Scale

d)

Metric Scale

3.

What is Tornado Alley?

a)

a popular restaurant

b)

a ride at Disney

c)

where most of America's tornadoes occur

d)

a valley where most of America's tornadoes occur

4.

A strong, severe thunderstorm is called a...

a)

Mega Storm

b)

Super Storm

c)

Super cell

5.

What is a tornado that forms over water called?

a)

Super Cell tornadoes

b)

Non - super cell tornadoes

c)

Waterspout

6.

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

7.

One way to tell if a tornado is coming:

a)

you see lightning

b)

you see a funnel cloud

c)

you see a rainbow

8.

A tornado's winds can reach

a)

5 kilometers per hour

b)

50 kilometers per hour

c)

480 kilometers per hour

9.

Which is NOT a way to stay safe in a tornado?

a)

Listen to weather reports.

b)

Find shelter in a basement.

c)

Stay in your car.

10.

What are the people called that follow big storms?

a)

Cloud surveyors

b)

Radar watchers

c)

Storm Chasers

d)

Meteorologists

11.

Collide means:

a)

bump into, or hit

b)

work together secretly

c)

blow away

12.

What is a small rotating wind that becomes visible when it collects dust and debris?

a)

blizzard

b)

dust devil

c)

drought

d)

dust storm