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Author: Crystal and Thomas Rende
Cover Illustrator: Heather Tang
Novel Ideas
Joanna Cole’s The Magic School Bus
#5 – Twister Trouble
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#5 – Twister Trouble
Ms. Frizzle’s class is used to adventures. After all they do have a
magic school bus. You just never know what new place the Friz is going to
take her class to next. The most recent science unit has been about weather.
The class has been working on weather projects for the Wild Weather Show.
Find out what it is like to be close to bad weather as you travel along with
the Friz and her class on the magic school bus.
Name _______________________
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Name _________________________
Directions: On the lines provided, rewrite the following words in
alphabetical order.
tornado
weather
humidity
watch
Strattus
air
meteorologist
radar
precipitation
Cumulus
anemometer
hygrometer
weather vane condensation
thunderstorm warning
front
Cirrus
hail
Cumulonimbus
1. __________ 2. __________ 3. __________
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10. __________ 11. __________ 12. __________
13. __________ 14. __________ 15. __________
16. __________ 17. __________ 18. __________
19. __________ 20. __________
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Name _________________________
Directions: Choose the word from the word list that best completes each
sentence.
WORD LIST
air
anemometer
Cirrus
condensation
Cumulus
Cumulonimbus
front
hail
hygrometer
humidity
meteorologist
precipitation
radar
Strattus
tornado
thunderstorm
warning
watch
weather
weather vane
1. The ____________________ showed a storm approaching our area.
2. The temperature of the air felt a lot higher due to the high
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3. The cold _______________ was bringing in cooler air.
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4. The _________________ this summer has been wet and hot.
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5. The _________________ was used to show the direction of the wind.
6. _______________ Alley is the area where the most tornadoes occur.
7. _____________ movement causes the weather to change.
8. Balls of ice that fall from the sky are called ________________.
9. Droplets of water that form on a surface are called
_________________.
10. The _____________________ caused thunder and lightning.
11. There was a tornado __________________, which meant it was
possible for the tornado to form.
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12. During a tornado _________________ you should find shelter
immediately.
13. A person who forecasts the weather is called a
__________________.
14. Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are all examples of __________________.
15. A __________________ measures the speed of the wind.
16. A _________________ measures the humidity of the air.
17. ______________ clouds are soft and fluffy.
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19. Rainy weather is caused by _________________ clouds.
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20. Lightning and thunder come from _________________ clouds.
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Name _________________________
Directions: Answer the following questions in complete sentences.
CHAPTER ONE
1. What was Wanda’s experiment?
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2. Why were the kids all working on weather projects?
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3. Why are tornadoes called the wildest weather of all?
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4. Why did Keesha choose to use ping-pong balls in her project?
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CHAPTER TWO
1. Why was the class going to an amusement park? What were they
going to see there?
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2. How do weather scientists use radar?
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