Tornado Safety & Awareness

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Science
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7th - 8th Grade
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Brian Shew
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What does a tornado warning mean?
A tornado has been spotted by observers or indicated by weather radar.
A tornado hasn't been spotted, but conditions are favorable for tornadoes to occur.
It's a new Discovery Channel special on storm chasers.
The conditions will be right for a tornado to form within your area in the next day or two.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
If you're outside with no shelter, where is the safest place to be during a tornado?
Under a bridge or overpass.
Hug a tree.
Laying flat in a ditch while covering your head.
Find a vehicle and get in it. Stay low and cover your head.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
If you don't have a basement, which of the following choices is the safest shelter during a tornado?
An interior room (closet, hallway, bathroom, etc.) on the lowest floor of your house away from windows.
If one is available, in an outside garage or shed.
The North wall of the house is always the safest.
If you have a fireplace try to crawl into it. Use it as a shelter.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What should you do if you are in a car during a tornado?
Try to outrun it if you can.
Get out and away from the car. Find a low ditch and lay flat in it. Cover your head.
Find an over pass and climb up the embankment of the bridge. Stay low.
Stay in the vehicle.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
True, or False- Trying to outrun a tornado in a car is always a safer choice than seeking shelter.
True
False
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
True, or False. You should evacuate a mobile home even if it has a tie-down system.
True
False
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
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