1. On this webpage, look at the first picture of a tornado. What is this tornado acting like? You need to move your cursor over picture # 1 and then click #1, to be able to read the text to the right. Click here for the picture.

2. What are tornadoes?

3. What creates a tornado?

4. Because of the unpredictable nature of a tornado you must be prepared ahead of time. What do you need in your disaster kit?

5. Knowing when a tornado is about to develop uses some scientific TOOLs. What tool do meteorologists use to predict and know when a tornado is coming?

6. What is a tornado watch?

7. What is a tornado warning?

8. What states are commonly known as Tornado Alley? List 5 states in Tornado Alley. (Look at the map on this page.)

9. Is Texas in Tornado Alley? Look at the map that shows areas of risk for tornadoes.

10. Read: Be alert to what is happening outside. List three things that people tell about their tornado experience.

11. Although tornadoes can happen at any time, what are the 3 peak months for tornadoes in Texas?

12. A myth is a half-truth or a fictitious story. Read all 5 myths about tornadoes. What does myth #3 say?

13. There are 3 types of tornados. How are tornadoes categorized?

14. What tool do meteorologists use to rate the strength (intensity) of a tornado?

15. List some damage from a F0 tornado. (You don't have to list all the damages.)

16. List some damage from a F4 tornado. (You don't have to list all the damages.)

17. Unfortunately, tornadoes injure and kill people. What was the largest number of people killed from a tornado? What is the largest number of people injured? How was this killer tornado rated on the Fujita Scale? Look at the Top Ten Chart for the answers.

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