A Dangerous Alley

What is an alley?

• a narrow path between 2 things

• a small road

• a narrow sidewalk

• a narrow doorway into a building

What is a tornado?

• A mad girl

• a strong, spinning column of air

• A lot of wind and rain

• too much rain making the roads flood

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A tornado forms when the wind is blowing too hard during a storm.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A tornado forms when warm, moist air crashes into cool, dry air

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The strongest tornado can have winds up to

• less than 110 miles per hour

• 40 miles per hour

• less than 250 feet

• 300 miles per hour

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Tornado Alley is a place where people can watch tornadoes.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Where is Tornado Alley?

• Between Mt. Everest and Mt. Kilimanjarb

• South of McAlester, OK and North of Texas

• between the Rocky Mountains and the Appalacian Mountains

• Between the Appalacian Mountains and the East Coast

Flat land is perfect for tornadoes.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What states are big parts of Tornado Alley?

• Oklahoma

• Texas

• Mexico

• Kansas

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Today, tornado warnings are common. When and where was the first tornado warning given?

• 1953 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

• 1948 in Tyler Texas,

• 1977 in Topeka, Kansas

• 1959 in Tulsa, Oklahoma