A) Heading B) Bulleted Lists C) Sidebar D) Paragraphs
A) The story is centered around one specific event. B) The author focuses on one particular location. C) The story takes place over a short period of time. D) The author presents many characters.
A) To inform/explain B) To educate C) To entertain D) To persuade
A) Subject B) Scope C) Words D) Tone
A) Bulleted Lists B) Facts C) Quotations D) Anecdotes
A) Scientists have new information about tornadoes. B) Tornadoes are sometimes called "twisters." C) Most tornadoes in the U.S. happen in the spring. D) People must be prepared for tornadoes every day.
A) tornadoes to form B) thunderstorms to weaken C) warm air to rise D) wind to blow at different speeds
A) Thunderstorms produce vapor that changes into warm condensation in clouds. B) Condensation warms air and causes vapor and liquid to rise. C) Rising air forms a cloud of condensation that warms and maintains a storm. D) Clouds form thunderstorms that cause condensation that rises.
A) "Tricky Twisters" B) "Tornado Target" C) Recipe for Disaster" D) "Extra Ordinary"
A) Entertain B) Persuade C) Show Feeling D) Inform
A) The Great Plains region is also called "Tornado Alley." B) Squall lines produce more tornadoes in some areas than in others. C) Most tornadoes in Tornado Alley form from supercells. D) Unexpected storms can hit the united States in the fall.
A) Describe tornadoes features to readers B) Persuade readers to study tornadoes C) Express readers' fears of tornadoes D) Inform readers about tornadoes
A) entertain readers with stories about tornado survivors B) inform readers of scientific thinking about tornadoes C) persuade states to prepare for storms D) express feelings about natural disasters
A) You can use kitchen utensils and ingredients to make a tornado model. B) The air temperatures during a tornado are similar to the temperatures used in baking. C) Scientists use measurements and directions when they study tornadoes' occurrences. D) The author likens the conditions that produce a tornado to ingredients in cooking.
A) Thunderstorms are complicated and difficult to trigger. B) The most important ingredient in a thunderstorm is moist air. C) Thunderstorms occur when moist air near the ground rises to meet cold air above. D) Tornados never form as a result of the creation of a thunderstorm.
A) how wind shear affects a storm B) how wind shear is measured C) what wind shear looks like D) how wind shear differs from updrafts
A) the Great Plains B) a dryline C) high plateaus in Mexico D) the Gulf of Mexico
A) squall lines pose more of a threat in some regions than in others. B) a small percentage of tornadoes are spawned from squall lines. C) Trapp and his colleagues studied records from thousands of tornadoes. D) devastating tornadoes can form outside the boundaries of Tornado Alley.
A) Narrow B) Broad
A) the main idea. B) extra details about the story. C) a definition of a key word. D) a short story to prove a point. |