Story Details
Reading elements
Wild Weather
Young meteorologist corner
Random
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Ms. Frizzle's lizard is Liz and Dr. Wendy's lizard is....
Frizz
Zil
Liz too
2
100
Who was the narrator?
1. Tim
2. Wanda
3. Shawn
1
100
What is HAIL covered with?
1. Salt
2. Ice
3. Fire
2
100
A meteorologist studies...
1. Meteors
2. Weather
3. Chinese
2
100
Is Ms. Frizzle married?
No
200
What is the name of the science exhibit the kids create at school?
Weatherama
The Wild Weather Show
Twister Trouble
2
200
Which sentence contains figurative language? a. “Lightning flashed all around us.”
“We were rising higher and higher, to the very top of the tornado.”
“The tornado sucked us up like a giant vacuum cleaner.”
3
200
When clouds are charged with electricity and that electricity leaps from one place to another is called...
Lightning
Hail
Fireworks
200
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When hot air rises, it...
Gets cooler
Gets warmer
Stays the same temperature
1
200
What color a tornado is?
1. Brown
2. Red
3. Black
4. Multicolor
4
300
Who sacrificed strands of hair "in the name of science"?
Phoebe
Dorothy Ann
Ms. Frizzle
2
300
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What time period does this take place in?
Modern Time
The far and distant future
A long time ago in the past
1
300
What is a tornado watch?
1. A clock that tells time when a tornado is coming
2. When a tornado has struck and you must seek shelter immediately
3. When a tornado may be coming, but has not yet
3
300
What does a barometer measure?
1. Temperature
2. Air pressure
3. Height and Weight
2
300
Q.
Humidity is...
how much moisture, or water, is in the air.
how thick a cloud is.
when is it very cold outside.
1
400
Who was brave enough to record video while the Magic School Bus spun around in the tornado?
1. Yanni
2. Wendy
3. Tim
2
400
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What does it mean when it says "The students scrambled around the bus"?
It means they were really hot, as if being cooked like eggs
It means they ran around really fast all at once
It means they jumped up and down, making a mess
It means they ran around really fast all at once
400
How do tornadoes form?
1. Hot air and cold air mix during a storm
2. Winds from 8 directions spin into each other
3. Ice melts when falling from the sky
1
400
What do meteorologists call rain and snow?
1. Humidity
2. Precipitation
3. Bad luck
2
400
What type of cloud is this:
1. Cirrus
2. Cumulus
3. Cumulonimbus
4. Ohmygosh
3
500
What does it mean that Arnold lost his stomach?
Arnold looked all over, but could not locate his stomach
Arnold has his stomach taken away as punishment
Arnold got sick and threw up
3
500
What genre would you call this book?
Historical Fiction
Nonfiction
Science Fiction
3
500
Which place is NOT in Tornado Alley
answer choices
Kansas
Nebraska
Alaska
Texas
Oklahoma
Alaska
500
What is the Fujito Scale?
It measures the wind speed of a tornado to determine how dangerous it is
It measures the electricity in a thunderstorm to determine if it is safe to fly
Is measures the humidity outside to determine if it will rain
1
500
Tell about three things you learned from the book.