Cyclonic Weather
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Science
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8th Grade
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Hard
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Lisa Thompson
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What scale is used to rate tornado damage?
Richter Scale
Saffir-Simpson Scale
Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale
Beaufort Scale
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the primary characteristic of a tornado?
Heavy rainfall
Rotating column of air
High temperature
Low pressure
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the main factor used to classify hurricanes on the Saffir-Simpson Scale?
Temperature
Wind speed
Rainfall
Duration
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What combinations of air cause tornadoes to form?
Hot
Cold/dry and warm/wet
Cold/wet and warm/dry
Cold
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What causes the air to spin?
The land around the tornado
Warm/wet air sinks below the cold/dry air and it is pushed upwards
A cloud reaches down from the sky
Cold/dry air sinks below the warm/wet air and it is pushed upwards
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why is water important in the formation of hurricanes?
water produces the winds that move the hurricanes
warm water allows for evaporation which produces the winds to fuel the hurricanes
cold water produces the moisture that creates water vapor and energy to fuel the hurricane
warm water produces the moisture that produces water vapor which in turn releases heat energy to fuel the hurricane
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Where do tropical storms start?
northpole
on the coast
in the ocean, near the equator
in the ocean, near land
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