Wind That Spins: teacher key

Hurricanes and Tornadoes, grade 3 edition, written for 3rd grade. Tornadoes and hurricanes both spin, but they are very different. See how big a tornado is, where a hurricane forms and how people watch for storms.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. How wide can a tornado be?
   • A hundred yards to a few hundred yards (answer)
   • Hundreds of miles
   • One inch
2. What does a tornado warning mean?
   • Tornadoes are possible
   • A tornado has been seen or shown by radar (answer)
   • The storm is over
3. What is the calm center of a hurricane called?
   • The eye (answer)
   • The funnel
   • The watch
4. Why do Hurricane Hunter crews drop probes into a storm?
   • To send back readings of the storm (answer)
   • To cool the water
   • To make the eye bigger
5. A tornado watch is given for your town. Has a tornado been seen yet?
   • No, it is only possible (answer)
   • Yes, it is there now
   • The storm is over

Words

• tornado: spinning air
• funnel: spinning cone
• eyewall: ring of storms
• probes: small tools
• forecasters: weather watchers