TORNADOES

A tornado is a kind of storm the of storm that looks like a huge funnel. Tornadoes are the (1) _______ winds on Earth. They can reach 480km per hour. With such great strength, a tornado (2) _______ a lot of damage. It can uproot trees, flatten buildings, and throw heavy things such as cars (3)_______ of meters away. It is especially dangerous (4) ________ people in cars or mobile homes.

Tornadoes differ in their duration (5) ________ the distance they travel. Most last less than ten minutes and travel five to ten kilometers. Some special tornadoes can last several hours and travel up to more than 150km. Tornadoes can occur almost anywhere on Earth, but most of them happen in the United States, (6) ________ in the Great Plains region. This area may experience more than 200 tornadoes each year.

(Source: Global Success)

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for – causes - especially – hundreds – and – reach - strongest

Tornadoes are the (1) _______ winds on Earth