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1 Tornados By: Aleah   Andrew  Zoe

2 What is a Tornado?  A Tornado is a dangerous form of wind that spirals in a funnel shape. on the inside of a tornado, it is calm .            On the outside of a tornado, it is ruff .                                                          its speed can go up to 300 mph.                                                                              

3 Causes of Tornadoes A Tornado happens when warm, wet air meets colder air. Then there is a thunderstorm before the Tornado. A Tornado happens  also when wind blows in a storm.  Opposite winds create spinning inside a thundercloud. A funnel cloud drops from the thundercloud it touches down to become a tornado. Most places tornados occur are Australia, Europe,Africa,Asia and south America

4 Effects of Tornados There is nothing left and stuff everywhere.
People  outside  can be injured. All of the below can be damaged: Houses, cars, trees,   powerlines,  roads, schools, parks, farms, stores, cities, neighborhoods ,  beaches .

5 TORNADO Survival Kit can opener canned food water bottles
Light can opener canned food water  bottles backpack of clothing Matches first aid kit Food medicine

6 Interesting facts about Tornados
Did you know that most Tornados are about 500 yards and 457 miles wide? Did you know that on 18,1925, the Tri-state Tornado spun through the states Missouri, Illinois and Indiana? It was on the ground for more than 3 hours and killed 695 people! All tornadoes form from thunderclouds. But not all thunderclouds make tornadoes.

7 Storm vocabulary Fire Tornado Funnel Cloud mesocyclone Water spout
When fire and a tornado meet   the  tornado sucks it up and melts stuff  Funnel Cloud A rotating cone shaped column of air extending . mesocyclone It is a rotating vortex of air within a supercell thunder storm (a long lived thunder storm). Water spout A week tornado that forms over water


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