Tornados Are Classified in Several Ways

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Multiple Choice

Tornados are classified in several ways. A tornado's classification on the Fujita Scale as F1 through F5 is most commonly cited. Another classification of tornados is by path length, given by the formula where L is the length of the tornado's path length, in miles. The Binger, Oklahoma tornado of 1981 was an F4 whose path was 16 miles in length. What was its Pl classification?

• A)P1
• B)P2
• C)P3
• D)P4
• E)P5

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