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Natural Disasters: Tornadoes
Find out how much you know about tornadoes.
Quiz ID:
#22237
Fun:
(2.25)
Difficulty:
(1.39)
Category:
Nature
Created By:
weatherandgaame
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#1 The Glossary of Meteorology defines a tornado as: "a violently rotating column of air, in contact with the ground."
True
False
#2 How many different tornado types are there?
Your Answer:
1 word, 2 letters. There is also an alternate answer.
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#3 The basic tornado shape is a funnel.
True
False
#4 What is a tornado called when it does not reach the ground?
Your Answer:
2 words, 11 letters. There are 3 alternate answers.
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#5 What is the name of the scale used to estimate tornado damage?
Your Answer:
3 words, 19 letters. There are 3 alternate answers.
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#6 Which of the following states is in Tornado Alley?
New York
Oklahoma
California
Colorado
#7 What is the highest tornado wind speed ever recorded?
317
254
318
295
350
#8 Which of the following has the highest yearly average for occurrences of tornadoes?
United States
United Kingdom
Europe
#9 What is the basic beginning of a tornado?
Super cell
Thunder
Lightning
Rain
Funnel cloud
#10 A tornado is always visible.
True
False
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