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Tornadoes

Tornadoes. By : Chandler a nd Miller.

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Tornadoes

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  1. Tornadoes By: Chandler and Miller http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://rst.gsfc.nasa.gov/Sect14/tornado.jpg&imgrefurl=http://rst.gsfc.nasa.gov/Sect14/Sect14_10.html&usg=__iucCrXGEbhuu7Dt8qev_YW7xy0Q=&h=310&w=360&sz=44&hl=en&start=54&zoom=1&itbs=1&tbnid=nJnpA-fWEBWDWM:&tbnh=104&tbnw=121&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dtornadoes%26start%3D40%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26rlz%3D1T4ADBF_enUS342US354%26ndsp%3D20%26tbs%3Disch:1%26prmd%3Dinbv

  2. What causes Tornadoes? • Tornadoes form by hot and cold air meeting each other and start to chase around in a circle, forming a vortex. http://www.lbtsfire.com/Images/tornado1.gif

  3. Scales • The scale that measures the length and width of tornadoes is called the Pearson Scale. • Tornadoes that are measured by speed is called the Fujita Scale. http://www.inewscatcher.com/timages/822156d856a1b7026818fa54659c255e.jpg

  4. Where Tornadoes Occur • Tornadoes usually occur in a place called Tornado Alley. Tornado Alley is in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. • http://castle-kaneloon.tripod.com/images/ALFALFA.jpg

  5. Fun Facts • Since 1925, tornadoes have killed over 9,000 people in the U.S. • F5 is the most powerful tornadoes and only two occur per year. • F6 tornadoes are possible, but nobody has ever observed them. • Two things that make a tornado violent are the Jet Stream and the Coriolis Effect. • The tornado is a spinning column of air. http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.armageddononline.org/images/tornado-twister-disasters.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.armageddononline.org/natural-disasters.html&usg=__BEzH-cpagVdPcU9JX5v2lPARFEk=&h=600&w=800&sz=35&hl=en&start=53&zoom=1&itbs=1&tbnid=_-dLqYjhR3N63M:&tbnh=107&tbnw=143&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dtornadoes%26start%3D40%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26rlz%3D1T4ADBF_enUS342US354%26ndsp%3D20%26tbs%3Disch:1%26prmd%3Dinbv

  6. Did you Know? • Did you know, from a distance, a tornado looks like an ice cream cone? http://jeffatwood.typepad.com/atwoodzoo/images/menu_ice_cream_cone.jpg http://weathersavvy.com/tornado10.jpg

  7. Tornado Pictures Hey, tornadoes are scary, but they’re just apart of life! http://msnbcmedia1.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/060825/060825_tornadoes_vlrg_8a.widec.jpg http://www.nationalgeographic.com/eye/tornadoes/images/tornadoes_intro_image.gif

  8. Miller’s Picture

  9. Chandler’s Picture

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