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Questions 1-6 #1
Questions 1-6 Site #2
1. What is a tornado?
2. How do tornadoes form?
3. Are largest tornadoes the strongest? Explain.
4. Tornadoes usually rotate in which direction?
5.
How long does the average tornado last on the ground?
6. Can we weaken or destroy a tornado? Explain.
Question 7-13
Question 14-16
Clink on TORNADO SAFETY
7. What year and who determined the F-scale for tornado rating?
Briefly
explain each Fujita rating scale for tornadoes:
8. F-0 =
9. F-1 =
10. F-2 =
11. F-3 =
12. F-4 =
13. F-5 =
14. Should you open your windows to equalize pressure before seeking shelter? Explain
15. If I am in my car and see a tornado, what should you do to avoid injury/death?
16. My friend told me to seek shelter in the SW corner of my basement. Why is this not true?
Question 17-18
17. This is a search engine for tornadoes. Select IOWA for state,
Select BLACK HAWK for county, Select TORNADO for event type. Leave Dates as listed.
Click on LIST STORMS.
What was the F-scale
value of the tornado in Cedar Falls on May 11, 2000
_______. What was the F-scale of the tornado in Dunkerton on May 11, 2000 ________.
18. Why is there a difference in these values between CF & Dunkerton, isn’t this the same tornado? Explain.
Question 19
19. Shade in the region referred to as Tornado alley on the map below.
Question 20-25
20. What temperature must the ocean be to turn a thunderstorm into a hurricane?
21. What direction do hurricanes rotate?
22. Is a high pressure of low pressure at the “eye” of the hurricane?
23. Stages of a hurricane include tropical depression to tropical storm to hurricane. How long does a typical hurricane last?
24. What speed (in mph) do winds need to reach to move from the tropical storm to hurricane
status?
25. What is a storm surge? Be specific
Question 26-28
26. Define eye -
27. Define eye wall-
28. Define spiral rain bands -
Question 29
29. Name the type of storms leading up to a hurricane.
There are 3 before a storm is considered a hurricane.
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