Tornadoes

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English
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6th Grade
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Jill Jansen
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is NOT another name for a tornado?
Cyclones
Wind twist
Waterspouts
Twister
Tags
CCSS.L.6.4A
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RI.6.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Tornadoes happen in which states?
Iowa
Florida
Oklahoma
All of the above
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CCSS.RI.6.1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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.
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.6.8
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the first step in the birth of a tornado?
dark sky
thunderstorm
high wind
rain
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.6.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
All are true of air masses except:
They are fast growing thunderheads that take shape along the front and storms develop
They can be cool or warm, moist or dry.
They are made up of heat and cause hail.
Tags
CCSS.L.6.4A
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.6.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is NOT true of supercells?
They never occur in northern states.
They are most common from April to June.
They are most like to occur in an area known as tornado alley.
They can occur in some southern states from January to March.
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.6.8
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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.
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.6.3
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