Tornadoes
This is the name of the scale that rates tornado strength from EF0 to EF5.
What is the Enhanced Fujita Scale?
This is the sudden movement inside Earth’s crust that causes shaking and waves.
What is an earthquake?
The official Atlantic hurricane season runs from this date to this date each year.
What is June 1 to November 30?
This scale rates tornadoes by their damage severity.
What is the EF scale?
This weather event can cause PTSD, anxiety, and survivor’s guilt due to its traumatic aftermath.
What is a tornado?
Tornado sirens emit this range of decibel sound power to warn people.
What is 100 to 135 watts?
These fractures in Earth’s crust where movement happens are called this.
What are faults?
The calm, clear center of a hurricane is called this.
What is the eye?
This natural disaster involves sudden movement of tectonic plates causing ground shaking.
What is an earthquake?
The best thing to do if you’re caught outside during a tornado is this.
What is lie in a ditch?
The calm center inside a tornado where a famous film was shot by storm chasers.
What is the calm inside the funnel (the “eye” of a tornado)?
When rocks push together causing pressure, this type of stress occurs.
What is compression?
Hurricanes are classified into these categories, ranging from 1 to 5.
What are hurricane categories?
Storm chasers often seek to film or observe these rotating funnel clouds.
What are tornadoes?
These massive swirling storms can last up to 2–3 weeks and even have two eyes.
What are hurricanes?
Tornadoes that appear over water are called this.
What is a waterspout?
DAILY DOUBLE
These waves from earthquakes shake buildings both vertically and horizontally.
This Texas city suffered a deadly hurricane that killed 659 people and traveled 250+ miles.
What is Galveston?
The safest place during a tornado is often this type of room or area in a home.
What is a basement, bathroom, or closet?
The type of stress that causes rocks to move sideways, leading to earthquakes.
What is shear stress?
Tornado Valley stretches from this northern U.S. state to this southern U.S. state.
What are North Dakota to Texas?
This term describes the process when rocks slip and release energy after being stressed.
What is elastic rebound?
Hurricanes can reach heights of 50,000 feet and can be this many miles wide.
What is 125 miles?
During a hurricane, these form from warm water and light winds to begin the storm process.
What are tropical disturbances or tropical storms?
Before a tornado is confirmed, this alert means conditions are favorable but not certain.
What is a tornado watch?