{"id":7510,"date":"2024-07-01T06:55:29","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T11:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncsciencetrail.org\/?post_type=science_blog&#038;p=7510"},"modified":"2024-07-01T06:55:34","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T11:55:34","slug":"curious-minds-inquire-tornado-in-a-jar","status":"publish","type":"science_blog","link":"https:\/\/ncsciencetrail.org\/science-blog\/curious-minds-inquire-tornado-in-a-jar\/","title":{"rendered":"Curious Minds Inquire: Tornado in a Jar"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7510\" class=\"elementor elementor-7510\" data-elementor-post-type=\"science_blog\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9169592 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9169592\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-32cfef4\" data-id=\"32cfef4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d169b52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d169b52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 08-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>The &#8220;Curious Minds Inquire&#8221; Series is in partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/ncsciencetrail.org\/trail-site\/discovery-place-science\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Discovery Place Science<\/a>. If you\u2019re looking for additional fun at-home activities, check out our other &#8220;Curious Minds Inquire&#8221; posts <a href=\"https:\/\/ncsciencetrail.org\/science-blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on this blog<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1MynjerMrZbyxsr4ZU25Q9RbQCf-krTWO?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf downloads at this location<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d3352a2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d3352a2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aab1bd4\" data-id=\"aab1bd4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb3c1a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fb3c1a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 08-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/ncsciencetrail.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/job-manager-uploads\/company_avatar\/2024\/02\/2020_DPS-Centered-300x157.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-6382\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncsciencetrail.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/job-manager-uploads\/company_avatar\/2024\/02\/2020_DPS-Centered-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/ncsciencetrail.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/job-manager-uploads\/company_avatar\/2024\/02\/2020_DPS-Centered-1024x534.png 1024w, https:\/\/ncsciencetrail.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/job-manager-uploads\/company_avatar\/2024\/02\/2020_DPS-Centered-768x401.png 768w, https:\/\/ncsciencetrail.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/job-manager-uploads\/company_avatar\/2024\/02\/2020_DPS-Centered-400x209.png 400w, https:\/\/ncsciencetrail.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/job-manager-uploads\/company_avatar\/2024\/02\/2020_DPS-Centered.png 1246w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d696dcc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d696dcc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb41b9b\" data-id=\"bb41b9b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbe1bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9cbe1bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #6977f0;\"><strong>Stormy Weather: DIY Tornado in a Jar<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c6a42b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c6a42b6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7328161\" data-id=\"7328161\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5c572c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5c572c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tornadoes are one of the most interesting weather phenomena meteorologists study, but also one of the most dangerous. A tornado is a violently twisting column of air that touches the ground and often causes damage. As the air warms throughout the spring months, there<br \/>is a greater possibility of tornadoes forming. Follow these directions, and make your own tornado in a jar. Share your tornado on social media and tag @discoveryplacescience and @NCScienceTrail.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3518e49 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3518e49\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b632947\" data-id=\"b632947\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d777cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0d777cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"497\" src=\"https:\/\/ncsciencetrail.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Tornado-background-image-1024x678.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7513\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncsciencetrail.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Tornado-background-image-1024x678.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ncsciencetrail.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Tornado-background-image-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ncsciencetrail.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Tornado-background-image-768x509.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ncsciencetrail.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Tornado-background-image-1536x1018.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/ncsciencetrail.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Tornado-background-image-400x265.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/ncsciencetrail.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Tornado-background-image.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ee01ad6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ee01ad6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a5e6b4e\" data-id=\"a5e6b4e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-985d6f0 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"985d6f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1T6aN9feciusvW7Mx20aCm9NC3leuaPFB\/view\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Printable PDF of this Activity<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6cfb83b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6cfb83b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b1cdac5\" data-id=\"b1cdac5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f3986f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f3986f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>AGE RANGE:<\/strong> Elementary\/Middle School<br \/><strong>PREP TIME:<\/strong> 5-10 minutes<br \/><strong>LEARNING TIME:<\/strong> 15 minutes<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5bdcfc1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5bdcfc1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6468a44\" data-id=\"6468a44\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d128194 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d128194\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Materials:<\/span><\/strong><br \/>Mason jar with lid<br \/>Water<br \/>Loose glitter (any color)<br \/>Measuring teaspoon<br \/>One teaspoon liquid dish soap<br \/>One teaspoon white vinegar<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c1fe820 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c1fe820\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2c6fb8\" data-id=\"d2c6fb8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6817ba6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6817ba6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"395\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/ncsciencetrail.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Tornado-in-a-jar.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7514\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncsciencetrail.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Tornado-in-a-jar.png 395w, https:\/\/ncsciencetrail.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Tornado-in-a-jar-296x300.png 296w, https:\/\/ncsciencetrail.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Tornado-in-a-jar-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ed3c9e9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ed3c9e9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b48c4e9\" data-id=\"b48c4e9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2166857 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2166857\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Directions:<\/strong><\/p><ol><li>Pour water into your jar until it\u2019s roughly two-<br \/>thirds full.<\/li><li>Add glitter, one teaspoon of liquid dish soap and<br \/>one teaspoon of white vinegar.<\/li><li>Put the lid tightly on the jar. Shake the jar and<br \/>give it a twist so the liquid inside starts spinning.<\/li><li>Watch how the liquid dish soap and white vine-gar create the swirling, destructive vortex! The glitter represents the debris that the tornado picks up when its vortex (the bottom point of the tornado) hits the ground.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-40918ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"40918ce\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5944d7e\" data-id=\"5944d7e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff46f00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ff46f00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/ncsciencetrail.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/tornado-diagram-lrg-1024x322.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7515\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncsciencetrail.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/tornado-diagram-lrg-1024x322.png 1024w, https:\/\/ncsciencetrail.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/tornado-diagram-lrg-300x94.png 300w, https:\/\/ncsciencetrail.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/tornado-diagram-lrg-768x241.png 768w, https:\/\/ncsciencetrail.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/tornado-diagram-lrg-400x126.png 400w, https:\/\/ncsciencetrail.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/tornado-diagram-lrg.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba4ccf7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ba4ccf7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a8cfe49\" data-id=\"a8cfe49\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c8b200 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c8b200\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>How does a tornado form?<\/strong><br \/>Active tornado days often occur along a very strong cold front, when warm, humid air is clashing into drier, colder air. This creates a battleground in the sky with a lot of lift or instability in the atmosphere.<br \/>Tornadoes also need wind shear \u2013 change in wind speed or direction with height. Wind shear and instability (humidity) help the thunderstorm grow tall, towering over cumulonimbus clouds. These ingredients cause the winds to begin swirling. The spin begins horizontally within the thunderstorm cloud, but warm air rising creates instability so that the horizontally rotating air becomes a vertical spinning column. When this vertical spin touches the ground, a tornado has formed and anything in its path is in danger.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f9b4e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f9b4e0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a56bf91\" data-id=\"a56bf91\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a11570 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4a11570\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"539\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ncsciencetrail.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DW_Tornado_60129569_7-539x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7516\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncsciencetrail.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DW_Tornado_60129569_7-539x1024.png 539w, https:\/\/ncsciencetrail.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DW_Tornado_60129569_7-158x300.png 158w, https:\/\/ncsciencetrail.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DW_Tornado_60129569_7-768x1458.png 768w, https:\/\/ncsciencetrail.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DW_Tornado_60129569_7-809x1536.png 809w, https:\/\/ncsciencetrail.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DW_Tornado_60129569_7-1079x2048.png 1079w, https:\/\/ncsciencetrail.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DW_Tornado_60129569_7-400x759.png 400w, https:\/\/ncsciencetrail.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DW_Tornado_60129569_7.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 539px) 100vw, 539px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c88088 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c88088\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68ba4d3\" data-id=\"68ba4d3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e94d00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e94d00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Did you know?<\/strong><br \/>Tornado strength is determined by examining the damage it leaves behind using the Enhanced Fujita Scale. The scale labels the tornado 0 through 5 in the order of its wind speed and damage.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The &#8220;Curious Minds Inquire&#8221; Series is in partnership with Discovery Place Science. If you\u2019re looking for additional fun at-home activities, check out our other &#8220;Curious Minds Inquire&#8221; posts on this blog or pdf downloads at this location. 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