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A) The story is centered around one specific event. B) The author presents many characters. C) The author focuses on one particular location. D) The story takes place over a short period of time.
A) To entertain B) To educate C) To persuade D) To inform/explain
A) Scope B) Words C) Subject D) Tone
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A) People must be prepared for tornadoes every day. B) Scientists have new information about tornadoes. C) Tornadoes are sometimes called "twisters." D) Most tornadoes in the U.S. happen in the spring.
A) thunderstorms to weaken B) wind to blow at different speeds C) warm air to rise D) tornadoes to form
A) Clouds form thunderstorms that cause condensation that rises. B) Thunderstorms produce vapor that changes into warm condensation in clouds. C) Rising air forms a cloud of condensation that warms and maintains a storm. D) Condensation warms air and causes vapor and liquid to rise.
A) Recipe for Disaster" B) "Tornado Target" C) "Extra Ordinary" D) "Tricky Twisters"
A) Show Feeling B) Inform C) Entertain D) Persuade
A) The Great Plains region is also called "Tornado Alley." B) Most tornadoes in Tornado Alley form from supercells. C) Squall lines produce more tornadoes in some areas than in others. D) Unexpected storms can hit the united States in the fall.
A) Express readers' fears of tornadoes B) Persuade readers to study tornadoes C) Describe tornadoes features to readers D) Inform readers about tornadoes
A) persuade states to prepare for storms B) entertain readers with stories about tornado survivors C) express feelings about natural disasters D) inform readers of scientific thinking about tornadoes
A) The air temperatures during a tornado are similar to the temperatures used in baking. B) Scientists use measurements and directions when they study tornadoes' occurrences. C) You can use kitchen utensils and ingredients to make a tornado model. D) The author likens the conditions that produce a tornado to ingredients in cooking.
A) Tornados never form as a result of the creation of a thunderstorm. B) The most important ingredient in a thunderstorm is moist air. C) Thunderstorms occur when moist air near the ground rises to meet cold air above. D) Thunderstorms are complicated and difficult to trigger.
A) how wind shear differs from updrafts B) how wind shear affects a storm C) how wind shear is measured D) what wind shear looks like
A) high plateaus in Mexico B) the Great Plains C) the Gulf of Mexico D) a dryline
A) squall lines pose more of a threat in some regions than in others. B) a small percentage of tornadoes are spawned from squall lines. C) Trapp and his colleagues studied records from thousands of tornadoes. D) devastating tornadoes can form outside the boundaries of Tornado Alley.
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A) a definition of a key word. B) the main idea. C) a short story to prove a point. D) extra details about the story. |