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