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