Vocabulary
to get ready
What is "prepare"?
Name this type of sentence:
Did Chrispian do his homework?
What is a "Question"?
What is the genre of the story "Tornadoes"?
What is "Informational Text"?
What does a meteorologist do?
What is " Studies Weather"?
What other state is apart of Tornado Alley but is in a different region?
What is "Florida"?
A device that uses reflected radio waves to track objects like, aircrafts, automobiles and weather conditions.
What is a Radar?
Name this type of sentence:
Yikes! There's a monster under my bed!
What is "exclamation"?
Name a text feature for informational text.
EX: pictures, side bars, captions, diagrams, subtitles
What should you do when a tornado approaches?
What is "Take Cover?"
What is the rating scale called?
Fajita Tornado Scale
Fuji Tornado Scale
Fujita Tornado Scale
What is the "Fujita Tornado Scale"?
An upward current of air.
What is an "updraft"?
Name this type of sentence:
We walked to school today.
What is a "statement"?
True or False: Informational text contains facts and opinions.
What is "false"?
What does NWS stand for?
National___________ ________
What is "National Weather Service"?
What happens when a funnel cloud touches the ground?
What is "A tornado is born"?
What is "demolish"?
Name this type of sentence:
Hand in your homework.
What is a "command"?
Fill in the blank: Informational Text is about real ________, animals, places and events.
What are "people"?
What is the root word in classification?
What is "classify"?
What is the most violent tornado called?
What is an "EF-5"?
An arrangement of categories.
What is "classifications"?
Name this type of sentence:
We won the game!
What is an "exclamatory"?
Fill in the blank: Informational Text may be organized by______________. (grades, topics, or classes
What are "Topics"?
The cloud at the base of a tornado that is wide at one end & thin at the other.
What is "a funnel cloud"?
Where does the most violent tornadoes occur?
What is "Tornado Alley"?