Tornadoes

Question 1

How are tornadoes formed

Answer 1

High cold air and low warm air meet and condense. The updraft of warm air hit with cold air begins to spin wich forms a funnel and when I hits the ground it can be classed as a tornado

Question 2

Oklahoma tornado facts

Answer 2

• hit on may 20th 2013
• in Moore Oklahoma
• before 3 pm
• lasted 40 mins
• traveled 17 miles
• 12,000 homes destroyed
• almost 1 1/2 miles wide
• cost $2 billion of damage
• ef5 on the fujita scale

Question 3

Birmingham tornado facts

Answer 3

• hit on July 28th 2005
• started in kings-heath, went NE
• ef2 on the fujita scale
• wind speeds of 93-130mph
• moved 7 miles
• 1000 houses damaged
• £40 million of damage
• 90+ businesses closed

Question 4

Social impacts

Answer 4

1. People left homeless
2. Roads blocked
3. People trapped and injured

Question 5

Environmental impacts

Answer 5

1. Crops destroyed
2. Trees ripped up
3. Wildlife killed

Question 6

Economic impacts

Answer 6

1. Public buildings damaged
2. Businesses damaged/closed
3. Electricity cables fall