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1. within the atmosphere,
this movement causes wind
2. the process by which tornadoes form
currents
3. Area of the United States where you
4. scientists collect
this in order to understand how
will find Tornado Alley
tornadoes form 5. instrument used to measure wind speed
9. an instrument used to detect changes in air pressure
6. a kind of radar that scientists use to
11. body of water that provides warm moist air to fuel
make weather predictions
storms in Tornado Alley
7. the amount of spin in the air
12. ice pellets that can form in thunderstorms
8. type of thunderstorms that often form
13. only continent where tornadoes have never been seen
tornadoes
15. condensation of water vapor causes these to form
10. a violent spinning column of air
16. the cloud shape
commonly seen in tornadoes
extending from a thunderstorm to the
17. a skill scientists
use
when
looking
for
tornadoes
ground
18. a scientist who
studies weather patterns
14. as this improves, scientists’ ability
to predict tornadoes also improves
16. developed the tornado intensity scale
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