Unit 11 Twisters Vocab

Match the vocabulary word to the correct definition.

• span

• whole or total

• develop

• developgrow into a more advanced or mature state

• entire

• To stretch or reach over across

• generate

• To produce, bring into being, or create

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Match the following vocabulary words.

• severe

• take place or happen

• region

• compare one position with another, often on a scale

• rank

• an area with a certain type of land and climate

• occur

• bad or serious

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What does the word span mean in the following sentence?

The widest tornado recorded spanned over two miles.

• stretched across

• spun wildly

• destroyed

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Choose the word that makes the most sense to complete this sentence.

Warm, moist air combined with cool, dry air can ___________ intense thunderstorms.

• occur

• generate

• span

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

What does the word severe mean in the following sentence?

The town was issued a warning for severe storms and wind over the following two days.

• minor

• icy

• serious

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

Choose the word that makes the most sense to complete this sentence.

Not all clashes of cold, dry air and warm, moist air ________ into tornadoes; most turn into thunderstorms.

• develop

• generate

• occur

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

What does the word entire mean in the following sentence?

In 2007, a tornado destroyed nearly the entire town of Greensburg, Kansas, leaving very little standing.

• tiny

• whole

• rural

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Choose the word that makes the most sense to complete this sentence.

A large percentage of the annual tornadoes in the United States ___________ in an area known as “Tornado Alley.”

• occur

• generate

• rank

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4