What is a Tornado?

A tornado is a tube of air that touches both the ground and a cloud.
 
Tornadoes are sometimes called twisters.

Most tornadoes have wind speeds less than 100 miles per hour.

Really big tornadoes can hit wind speeds of over 300 miles per hour. 

The States hit by tornadoes the most are Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma and Florida.

The USA has about  1,200 tornadoes every year. 

Basements and other places under the ground are the safest places to be during a tornado. It is also a good idea to stay away from windows.

 Check out the amazing video below of tornado footage
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/videos/weather/tornadoes.html

Did you learn anything new about what a tornado is?  
What did you think of the video?

Congratulations

 

Congratulations on getting into Junior Olympics!

I will post something again later tonight for you to read.

Roller Coaster

Have you heard of a roller coaster that opened last year in Japan?  The roller coaster is called the Takabisha and it was named the steepest roller coaster in the world!  It takes its passengers  up 141 feet and then takes them all the way back down going 62 miles per hour.  The roller coaster also has many twists.  The whole ride is only 112 seconds.  That is almost two minutes long.

It cost 37 million dollars to make the roller coaster.  To go for a ride on the roller coaster you have to pay 13 dollars every time! Many people that have taken a ride on the roller coaster say that it is worth the money.

Check out a video of the roller coaster below:

What do you think?