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Vocabulary
Tornado Formation
Parts of a Hurricane
Tornado Facts
Hurricane Facts
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A person that studies weather.
What is a Meteorologist?
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A thunderstorm
What is the first step in tornado formation?
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Eye
What is the calm, center of a hurricane?
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A short time. (a few minutes to an hour)
How long does a tornado usually last?
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Tropical Storm
What is another name for a hurricane?
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Hurricane
What is a powerful, rotating storm that forms over warm oceans?
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The warm air comes up from the ground and meets the cold air in the thunderstorm.
Explain what happens to the warm and cold air during tornado formation.
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Eyewall
What part of the hurricane has the most rain and strongest winds?
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There are an average of _______ tornadoes each year.
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100
There are an average of _______ hurricanes each year.
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Tornado
What is a narrow, violently rotating column of air that extends from the base of a thunderstorm to the ground?
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A funnel cloud
What is it called when it looks like a tornado but is NOT touching the ground?
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The clouds of rain that swirl around the hurricane eyewall.
What are spiral rainbands?
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Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, South Dakota, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Iowa, Tennessee, Kentucky, Wisconsin, and Minnesot
What are two states that are part of tornado alley?
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So they don't get them confused. There are sometimes more than one hurricane happening at a time.
Why do meteorologist name hurricanes?
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The scale that measures the strength of tornadoes.
What is the Fajita Scale?
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TORNADO!
When the funnel cloud touches the ground it is called a...
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Counterclockwise
What direction do hurricanes rotate?
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The shape of most tornadoes
What is a funnel?
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FALSE!
True or False: Hurricanes form on land.
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The Saffir-Simpson scale
What is the name of the scale that measures the strength of a hurricane?
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FALSE!
True or False: Tornadoes only form over water.
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73 mph
To be considered a hurricane, wind speeds have to reach over...
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What is one difference between a tornado and a hurricane?
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warm ocean water
What is the energy source of a hurricane?