Tornadoes

Observations of Storms Looking at this picture, make at least three observations of differences between hurricanes and tornadoes. Hurricanes Tornadoes Type Type Type Type Type Type What is a Tornado? Watch this video and use the information to answer the questions. Tornadoes can form in seconds. True False The vortex (center) of a tornado sometimes spins as fast as 200mph 100 mph 300 mph 900 mph The winds of the vortex in a tornado can reach _ miles per hour. 100 500 200 300 Tornadoes form from this type of cumulonimbus cloud: wall strato cirrus celing The United States has _ of the world's tornadoes. 3 1 2 The average time between a tornado warning and the strike is _ minutes. 45 min 20 min 5 min 13 min NOAA SciJinks – All About Weather Go to the SiJinks It's All About Weather website and watch the video about how tornadoes form. How Do Tornadoes Form? SiJinks It's All About Weather Matching Activity Use information you saw and read from the website to match the information. Humid air rises Cool Air falls Spinning air is horizontal How air is in the beginning before tornado starts. Cows, trucks, roofs, homes, trees, etc., can be moved 20 miles away wind speeds can reach 300 miles per hour A funnel cloud comes out of the big cloud Tornado is born Funnel cloud touches the ground Storm cloud gets darker and more ferocious. Hail falls from the clouds Type of precipitation during a tornado