Quiz  /  Tornadoes

  • 1. 
    What type of clouds are needed for a tornado to form?

  • Stratus
  • Cumulonimbus
  • Cirrus
  • Altostratus

  • 2. 
    When does a funnel officially become a tornado?

  • When it begins to spin
  • When it touches the ground
  • When it reaches speeds of 150 mph
  • When it reaches speeds of 100 mph

  • 3. 
    When viewed from above, what direction do most tornadoes in the northern hemisphere rotate?

  • Tornadoes do not form in the northern hemisphere
  • They don't rotate in the northern hemisphere
  • Clockwise
  • Counterclockwise

  • 4. 
    Around how wide is the typical tornado in the United States?

  • 100 feet
  • 50 feet
  • 10 feet
  • 500 feet

  • 5. 
    What do we call a tornado that forms over water?

  • Waterspout
  • Supercell
  • Landspout
  • Gustnado

  • 6. 
    What type of tornado has more than one spinning tube of air?

  • Waterspout
  • Multiple vortex
  • Landspout
  • Supercell

  • 7. 
    What type of tornado is produced by a huge thunderstorm?

  • Supercell
  • Waterspout
  • Landspout
  • Gustnado

  • 8. 
    What is the region in the Midwest called where most of the tornadoes in the United States form?

  • Tornado Alley
  • Windy Plains
  • Dust Bowl
  • Great Tornado Flats

  • 9. 
    What country has the most tornadoes in the world each year?

  • Mexico
  • Australia
  • China
  • United States

  • 10. 
    What type of alarm means that a tornado is happening right now or is going to happen soon?

  • All of the above
  • Tornado Watch
  • None of the above
  • Tornado Warning
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