- 1. Most tornadoes form from ________.
A) hurricanes B) cyclones C) thunderstorms
- 2. Where do tornadoes mostly form in the United States?
A) northeast B) southwest C) Midwest
- 3. The area of the U.S. where there are the most tornadoes is called ____________.
A) Tornado Walkway B) Tornado Alley C) Tornado Storm Street
- 4. What is a tornado called that forms over water?
A) water tornado B) water storm C) waterspout
- 5. Tornadoes have occurred in Canada. The provinces that have seen the most tornadoes are ______________
A) Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario B) British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Newfoundland C) New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Quebec
- 6. A tornado ________ is when a tornado has been sighted. TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY!
A) review B) watch C) warning
- 7. What measures the intensity of a tornado? (How bad it is.)
A) Saffri-Simpson B) Fujita Scale C) Tortilla Scale D) Tornado Scale
- 8. This is a rotating cone-shaped column of air that goes downward from the base of a thunderstorm.
A) cumulus cloud B) cirrus cloud C) funnel cloud D) stratus cloud
- 9. Tornadoes occur LEAST often in this month.
A) January B) May C) June
- 10. In the Wizard of Oz, the tornado was referred to as a cyclone (spinning air). Today, cyclones refer ONLY to hurricanes in the Indian Ocean. What is another name for a TORNADO now-a-days? (Hint: There was a movie by this name)
A) Storm Surge B) Spiral Storm C) Twister
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