Hurricane or Tornado?: teacher key

Hurricanes and Tornadoes, grade 2 edition, written for 2nd grade. Two spinning storms, side by side. Find out where each one comes from and what makes each one different.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. Where does a hurricane form?
   • Over warm ocean water (answer)
   • Over a dry hill
   • Inside a gym
2. What is a hurricane's calm center called?
   • The alley
   • The funnel
   • The eye (answer)
3. One funnel stays up in the sky. Another funnel touches the ground. Which one is a tornado?
   • The one that touches the ground (answer)
   • The one in the sky
   • Both
4. Which kind of room is not the best place to shelter from a tornado?
   • A basement
   • A big open room (answer)
   • An inside room

Words

• tornado: spinning air
• hurricane: ocean storm
• funnel: spinning cone
• forecasters: weather watchers