Tornado

On average how many tornados does Ohio have per year

• 0-10

• 11-20

• 21-37

• 38-125

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

When does a funnel cloud become a tornado?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What can cause the rising air in a thunderhead to begin to rotate.

• vortex

• vertical wind shear

• front

• downdraft

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which statements below are true about tornados?

• funnel shaped columns of air that form from thunderstorms when wind changes direction and gains strength and height

• huge, slow-moving storms

• only happen in the winter

• typically occur in spring and summer

• air begins to rotate and turns into vertical tornadoes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A ​ (a)   is a narrow, violently ​ (b)   column of air that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground. Because wind is invisible, it is hard to see a tornado unless it forms a condensation ​ (c)   made up of water droplets, dust and ​ (d)   . Tornadoes can be among the most ​ (e)   phenomena of all atmospheric storms we experience.

• tornado

• rotating

• funnel

• debris

• violent

• hurricane

• crashing

• cows

• calming

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is the strongest tornado

• EF1

• EF2

• EF5

• EF10

Which state has the most tornados each year?

• Texas

• Kansas

• Nebraska

• Oklahoma

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A storm scale region of rotation typically 2-6 miles in diameter within a thunderstorm

• doundraft

• mesocyclone

• supercell

• thunderhead

What is another name for tornado ?

• Cloud.

• Twister.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A Tornado is a type of ?

• Storm

• Wind.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2