Tornado Quiz

1. Which of the following is true.

a. 1. Opening the windows in a home will protect it by equalizing pressure.

b. 2. A highway underpass is a safe place to take refuge during a tornado.

c. 3. Tornadoes never cross rivers or other water spots.

d. 4. A safe place to seek shelter is below ground level.

2. As the most tornado-prolific country in the world, the United States annually is struck by how many twisters?

a. 100

b. 500

c. 10,000

d. 1,000

3. A tornado is measured on which of the following scales?

a. Fujita

b. Saffir-Simpson

c. Mercalli

d. Richter

4. On March 18, 1925, a massive tornado raced across Missouri, Illinois and Indiana, establishing the modern record for most tornado-related deaths. The twister was memorable for what reason?

a. Number of deaths - 695

b. Territory covered - 219 miles

c. Speed - 73 mph at one point, averaged 62 mph

d. All of the above

5. Which month established a new U.S. record for tornadoes?

a. March 1925

b. June 1956

c. January 1999

d. July 1898

6. Which of the following is NOT a warning sign of a potential tornado?

a. Hail

b. Fast-moving clouds (or converging clouds)

c. A sudden silence in the midst of a severe storm

d. Power outage

7. A disaster preparedness kit should include all but which of the following?

a. Battery-powered radio

b. Bottled water and non-perishable food

c. Whiskey or some other form of alcohol

d. Candles and matches/flashlight

8. Which of the following does NOT receive a lot of tornadoes?

a. Utah

b. Texas

c. Kansas

d. Oklahoma

9. A powerful, 200 mph tornado produces about 1 billion watts of kinetic energy (equal to the output of two large nuclear reactors). By contrast, a large thunderstorm produces how much energy?

a. 100 million watts

b. 2 billion watts

c. 40 trillion watts

d. 15 billion watts

10. True or False: A tornado warning means a tornado is likely to strike an area soon.

a. True

b. False

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