Science 10
Video Questions for Twister

Background: violent short lived storms are the most difficult to predict and therefore very dangerous.

1. What does the cartoon show a twister doing to the landscape?

2. a) Why did the door on the tornado shelter door fly away?

b) How did this affect the little girl?

3. Why do satellites allow forecasters to get a total look at the weather?

4. a) What is the storm supposed to do with the instrument pack called Dorothy?

b) If Dorothy functions properly, how will the resulting data help save lives?

5. What hinders the researchers in their attempts to easily and safely position Dorothy?

6. a) What things do Joe and Bill find objectionable about Jonas Miller and his team?

b) Is the instrument pack created by Jonas Miller and his team the result of scientific espionage?

7. a) Are Joe's assistants depicted as a mature, organized team?

b) Is Bill a calm, controlled team leader?

8. The tornado tearing through the drive-in shows what added danger due to the timing of a storm?

9. a) The many decorations on Joe's mother's lawn show her fascination with what?

b) What do you think about Bill's supposed ability to pick up a storm's thoughts?

c) What is the team's reaction to the mention of an F 5 storm?

10. a) In an angry exchange with Bill, how does Joe explain her passion for tornado research?

b) Do she and Joe work well as a team?

11. Who is presented as more in control, Joe or Melissa?

12. What drove Jonas to risk his life positioning his instrument pack?

13. a) Tornados usually develop during what type of weather?

b) The ___ Effect controls the funnel's spin direction.

14. What things in your home behave like miniature tornadoes?