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Twister Video Question Answers1. Television 2. Storm Cellar 3. GOES 8 4. Severe 5. Remote instrument package for studying tornado interiors. 6. 3 minutes 7. speed, pressure 8. Green 9. Under a bridge 10. Rain 11. Color is more whitish over water compared to dark over land 12. Damage caused by the tornado 13. 35 mph 14. One half mile 15. Hail 16. Reception decreases (weakens, interference) 17. Get underground 18. F5 19. Parts of aluminum cans in pinwheel shapes 20. Hail 21. Bill's truck 22. Blue sky 23. Data must be analyzed 24. Has cut a damage swath
2. (From NSSL) If you see a severe thunderstorm approaching, use a weather radio or battery-powered radio to find out if a tornado is approaching. Go to an inside wall on lowest floor, and kneel on the floor facing the wall, and put your hands over your head. When in school, stay away from rooms with wide roofs that could collapse easily, such as gyms and auditoriums. Don't use your phone, as it may conduct electricity to you. If you are at your home, go to the basement and get under the stairs or a piece of heavy furniture. If you don't have a basement, get in a closet in the middle of the house. If advance warning of a Tornado is given: If you are outside, go to the safest looking place (i.e., a ditch, etc.) If you are in a car, get out. Tornadoes can outrun fast cars. 3. If a Tornado may form, a Tornado Watch will be issued. If a Tornado has been sighted, a Tornado Warning will be issued. 4. Thunderstorms, hail, rain, low pressure (answers will vary) 5.
Item Hurricane Tornado Speed of travel slower faster Wind speed slower faster Duration longer shorter Predictability better poorer Scale used to measure Categories 1-5 F-scale 0-5 strength Amount of warning days 3 min. (predictability) Air pressure in center low very low Location where they warm water near the where ever conditions form equator are correct (anywhere)
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