Question
The table shows the number of tornadoes in parts of the central United States.
Average Number of Tornadoes per Month (1991-2010)
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
Texas
13 28 43 26
s
o
5 156
Kansas
o
5 12 38 22 8
3 3 3 1 0 95
Nebraska
o
24 17 21 7 2
-
w
0 0 57
lowa
o
o
2 8 12 16 7 4 2
0 1 0 52
South Dakota
o
0 0 8
167
w
-
-
36
Data source: NOAA/NCEI
Which two predictions about tornadoes does the data best support?
A. The number of tornadoes per year will likely increase over the next 5 years.
B. The largest number of tornadoes will happen in Texas during May next year.
C. low will have fewer tornadoes than Nebraska will every year for the next 5 years.
D. South Dakota will have the fewest number of tornadoes in the United States next year.
May and June will likely have more tornadoes than the other individual months will next year.
Texas will likely have tornadoes during more times of the year than other locations will during the next 5 years.
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Answer
May and June will likely have more tornadoes than the other individual months will next year. Texas will likely have tornadoes during more times of the year than other locations will during the next 5 years.