Expository Text
Measuring Tornados
Pictures
Chart
More chart
100
Explains a person, place thing or event
What is expository text
100
The number of tornados that strike the U.S. each year.
What is 800?
100
The number of computer screens in the picture on page 79
What is 5?
100
A 40-72 mph tornado is classified as this
What is F-0 (weak)?
100
TV antennas, chimneys, and small trees are damaged at which rating.
What is F-0?
200
Expository text includes several of these about the subject
What are facts?
200
The average number of injuries caused each year by tornados.
What is 1,500?
200
The thing that is destroyed on page 79
What is a house?
200
A 254-331 kmh tornado is described as this
What is F-3 (strong)?
200
Cars are lifted off the ground at what rating.
What is F-3?
300
Some texts might also include these in addition to facts about the subject
What are opinions?
300
How scientists measure the wind speed in a tornado
What is the F scale or Fujita Scale?
300
The color of the man's shirt on pg 79
What is yellow?
300
The color of violent tornados on the chart.
What is orange?
300
Incredible is used to describe the damage at which rating
What is F-4?
400
These are things included in expository text, such as charts and photos.
What are graphics?
400
The percent of tornados that are F-0 or F-1
What is 70?
400
The number of pictures shown in "picture form" on page 79
What is 2?
400
The highest recorded speed on the chart.
What is 700 mph or 1.126 kmh?
400
Of 100 tornados, this is the number that read F-5.
What is less than 1?
500
Graphics help readers to do this.
What is locate information?
500
What F-4 or above tornados are called
What is violent tornado?
500
BONUS: The student I saw at Speedway on Saturday.
Who is Ethan?
500
The most violet tornado is as fast as what
What is sound?
500
The highest rating scientists think a tornado could reach
What is F-5?
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