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Tornado Vocabulary & Classifying Words

Learn to decide if words apply before, during, or after a storm. Explore key terms like develop, crouch, damage, destroy. Understand tornado occurrences and warnings.

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Tornado Vocabulary & Classifying Words

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  1. Tornado Vocabulary & Classifying Words

  2. & Vocabulary Categorizing cellar crouch damage destroy developing occur twisting warnings You need to decide if these words best apply before, during, or after a storm.

  3. 75% of the tornadoes in our world occurin the United States. Most occur in an area known as Tornado Alley. Definition: occur - happen

  4. Before During After occur

  5. You can see the tornado developing in this series of pictures. Definition: developing - forming gradually; taking shape over time

  6. Before During After developing

  7. Tornado Warnings are issued when the meteorologist detects unstable conditions. Definition: warnings - news about a coming danger

  8. Before During After warnings

  9. Definition: crouch - stoop or bend low, with arms and legs close to the body A crouch position is best when indoors. If you are in a car, abandon it quickly, and lie down in a ditch or culvert. crouch position

  10. Before During After crouch

  11. A tornado can damage anything in its path. The damage can be tremendous. Definition: damage - harm or injury

  12. damage Before During After

  13. Tornadoes are violently twisting columns of air extending from severe thunderstorms to the ground. Definition: twisting - winding or turning around something

  14. Before During After twisting

  15. Many farmers have built cellars where they would be protected from a tornado like this one. Definition: cellar - room or group of rooms built underground

  16. Before During After cellars

  17. This tornado will destroy this small town. It left nothing untouched. Definition: destroy - ruin completely; wreck

  18. Before During After destroy

  19. Which circle is before, during and after? destroy occur 1 DURING crouch twisting damage 2 cellar 3 developing warning AFTER BEFORE

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