Which device detects tornadoes by measuring wind speed and direction?
Doppler radar
Thermometer
Barometer
Ammeter
The rotating column of air from a thunderstorm cloud to the ground is a:
Cumulus cloud
Hurricane
Rain cloud
Funnel cloud
When multiple tornadoes occur simultaneously in the same system, this is:
A tornado swarm
The end
A tornado alley
A windburst
When warm, moist air rises rapidly and cools to form storms, this is called…?
Instability
Convergence
Thunder
Lightning
The spiral of rotating winds around the center of a tornado is called…?
A wall cloud
A vortex
The core
The eye
A rapidly rotating column of air in contact with both the ground and a cumulonimbus cloud is a:
Hurricane
Snow storm
Tornado
Cyclone
When a tornado picks up a column of water and mist, this is called…?
Rain
Waterspout
Wind trunk
Dust devil
When a tornado travels in a straight path, this is called…?
Tornado watch
Wind run
Tornado track
Wind line
When a tornado appears to be rotating horizontally, and not vertically, this is called…?
Dust devil
Horizontal storm
Waterspout
Landspout
In 1999, which U.S. state had one of the worst tornado outbreaks in history?
Kansas
Colorado
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Which U.S. state is home to Greensburg, which was nearly destroyed by an EF5 tornado in 2007?
Iowa
Idaho
North Carolina
Kansas
What scale classifies tornado intensity based on the damage caused?
Richter Scale
Saffir-Simpson Scale
Enhanced Fujita Scale
pH scale

