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Even though tornadoes have occurred in all states of the U.S., the middle of the country has the most tornadoes. Warm air from the Gulf and the Caribbean meets cold air coming down from Canada, creating instability in the atmosphere. Unscramble the names of the states where tornadoes regularly occur each spring.
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Standards Link: Geography: Know natural hazards that occur in physical environments.
Find the words by looking up, down, backwards, forwards, sideways, and diagonally.
TORNADOES VERTICAL UPDRAFT DEBRIS WEATHER AIR WINDS DRY VIOLENT
Draw the weather icon that continues the pattern in each row.
S L A C I T R E V
G R O U N D L O C
T U P D R A F T V
O R E H T A E W C
R E D R Y W
N V W
A O L D W
D C S I R B E D L
O Y N L A I R Y O
E D Y O D H A D I
S E L I A N
A C H E
HAIL RAIN COVER GROUND COLD
V N T
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
Standards Link: Math/Reasoning: Complete patterns.
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