HURRICANES
TORNADOES
AIR
STORM VOCABULARY
STORM SAFETY
100
It is not quite a hurricane because the wind is not fast enough
What is a tropical storm?
100
The center of a tornado
What is the vortex?
100
Water vapor in the air
What is humidity?
100
People who follow tornadoes and thunderstorms
What is a storm chaser?
100

What you should do if a hurricane is coming to your area

What is evacuate?

OR

What is take cover? 

200
The wind speed needs to be this number to be considered a hurricane
What is 74 MPH?
200
A tornado over water
What is a water spout?
200
As air cools, water vapor turns into tiny drops of liquid
What is condensation?
200
The movement of air masses
What is wind?
200
Where you should hide if you are caught outside in a tornado
What is a ditch?
300
The most violent part of a hurricane
What is the eye wall of a hurricane?
300
Scientists think a tornado starts when crosswinds blow at different speed and different ________
What is directions?
300
When water is evaporated into the air, in the form of GAS
What is water vapor?
300
Broken pieces of something that are left behind
What is debris?
300
When you're finding the best room in the house, this is where it should be.
What is the lowest floor/interior room?
400
The calmest part of a hurricane
What is the eye of a hurricane?
400
When there is a tornado in your area the weatherman will issue this
What is a tornado warning?
400
This type of air has less molecules which make it lighter and causes it to rise up
What is warm air?
400
A tool used by scientists to track storms
What is doppler radar?
400
Where you should AVOID if you are caught outside during a storm
What is a tree/tall objects/water?
500
This is what causes thunderstorms to clump together, forming a hurricane
What is the rotation of the Earth?
500
The conditions are RIGHT for a tornado but one has not been spotted yet
What is a tornado watch?
500
This type of air has more molecules, making it heavier and causing it to sink
What is cold air?
500
The most dangerous thunderstorms that can produce dozens of tornadoes
What is a supercell?
500
What you should protect yourself with while hiding during a tornado/hurricane
What is pillows/cushions?
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