Question

Read this excerpt from the text "Terrible Twisters."

Formation
Meteorology, or the study of weather, shows that tornadoes form during a thunderstorm. They start from a supercell, which is a column of air that rotates. It looks like a funnel. Wind
going in different directions makes the funnel rotate, or spin. When this spinning funnel touches the ground, it is a tornado. Tornadoes can last for a few seconds or a few hours. They
are many different sizes, but the average tornado is 660 feet wide-the same as the length of two soccer fields. A typical tomado travels 10 to 20 miles per hour (mph), but a tomado
can go up to 300 miles per hour!
True or false. The author's purpose is to persuade the reader to learn about the formation of tornadoes
O True
O False

Answer 1

Answer: False

Step-by-step explanation:

False. The author's purpose in this excerpt is to provide information and describe the formation and characteristics of tornadoes. There is no persuasive language or intent evident in the passage.