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Tornadoes Quiz
1) Tornadoes form
a) From severe thunderstorms.
b) At the edges of warm fronts.
c) In occluded fronts.
d) Where air masses from two oceans meet.
2) The Fujita Scale assigns a value to a tornado based on
a) Temperature and precipitation.
b) Temperature and wind speed.
c) Wind speed and damage.
d) Precipitation and damage.
3) As air in a thunderstorm rises, surrounding air races in to fill the gap, forming a
__________.
4) What type of cloud does a tornado stem from?
a) Cirrostratus
b) cumulous
c) nimbostratus
d) cumulonimbus
5) Which of the following is NOT true of tornadoes?
a) They destroy homes and property.
b) Very few tornadoes cause fatalities.
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c) Tornadoes strike a very wide path, up to several miles.
d) Some years are worse than others for tornado damage and death.
6) Winds from the strongest tornadoes can spin more than 300 mph.
a) True
b) False
7) Tornadoes rotate clockwise and twisters rotate anti-clockwise.
a) True
b) False
8) In the United States, tornadoes are most common where the ________________
air masses meet in the spring.
a) Maritime tropical and continental arctic
b) Maritime tropical and continental polar
c) Maritime polar and the continental dry
d) Maritime tropical and maritime polar
9) When a tornado warning is issued it accurately tells when and where the tornado
will hit.
a) True
b) False
10) Most deaths from tornadoes are caused by flying debris.
a) True
b) False
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