Hurricanes and Tornados

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Where do tropical storms start?

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in the ocean, near the equator

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What does the text describe? Options: examples of bad hurricanes, how hurricanes form, how hurricanes differ from tornadoes, how people should prepare for hurricanes.

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how hurricanes form

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What can be concluded about a tropical storm as it moves away from the equator?

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It gets stronger.

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What is the main idea of this passage?

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Hurricanes are intense storms that can cause major damage. 

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What happened to the town of Greensburg in 2007?

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It was destroyed by a tornado.

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What does this article on thunderstorms explain?

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how scientists use radar to track storms

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What evidence in the article supports the statement: “Kansans are used to tornadoes.”

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Kansans live in an area of the United States where a lot of tornadoes happen.

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What might be a reason why scientists track tornadoes?

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to gather information that is used to warn people that a tornado is approaching

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Why might the author use headings such as “How do tornadoes form?” and “How do scientists predict dangerous storms?”

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to help organize the information in the article

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Which sentence best describes a difference between the two articles? Options: Hurricanes are more dangerous than tornadoes., Hurricanes happen over water and tornadoes occur over land., The hurricane article describes how hurricanes form., Metereologists track tornadoes.

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The hurricane article describes how hurricanes form.