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