P4.8 Tornado Quiz

What scale do you use to Measure tornados

• Richter scale
• Beaufort scale
• Kelvin scale
• Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale

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Which country experiences the highest number of tornadoes annually?

• Australia

• United States

• Canada

• India

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What months do tornadoes form the most?

• January
• July
• August
• April, May, June

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What conditions do tornadoes form under?

• Tornadoes form under cold, dry air colliding with warm, moist air and wind shear.
• Tornadoes form under calm weather conditions.
• Tornadoes form under high altitude conditions.
• Tornadoes form under warm, moist air colliding with cold, dry air and wind shear.

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What was the largest tornadoes diameter?

• 1.8 miles (2.9 km)
• 3.5 miles (5.6 km)
• 2.0 miles (3.2 km)
• 2.6 miles (4.2 km)

How long do tornadoes typically last?

• Tornadoes typically last for days
• Tornadoes typically last for seconds
• Tornadoes typically last for a few minutes to around an hour.
• Tornadoes typically last for months

Tornadoes form at the ground and move up toward the clouds.

• True

• False

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