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Why tornado is spiral in shape why do cyclones not have a spiral shape?
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∙ 8y ago
The opposite is true. Cyclones ave a spiral shape while tornadoes generally do not. In both a tornado and a cyclone, air spirals in toward a center of low pressure. A cyclone, however, is many times larger than a tornado. Therefore, variations in moisture and air temperature a few miles to a few hundred miles across can be contained within it. These variations give rise to variations in cloud cover, which get twisted into a spiral shape. Tornadoes, which rarely exceed a mile in diameter, are too small to contain such large-scale variations.
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Is a tornado a spiral in nature?
A tornado does not have a spiral shape or appearance (except in some cases where helical subvortices form), but the winds in and near a tornado move in a spiral fashion.
Are all tornadoes spiral?
Tornadoes generally don't have a spiral shape. But the winds in and near a tornado always move in a spiral pattern.
Winds in a tornado rotate in or out?
Winds in a tornado spiral inward and upward.
What shape does an spiral galaxy have?
First of all, it's a spiral galaxy, not an spiral galaxy. Second, a spiral galaxy would have a spiral shape, obviously.
Which is bigger cyclones or tornadoes?
A cyclone is bigger than a tornado by far, but a tornado is usually more violent.
Another word for tornadoes?
Another word for tornado is also called cyclones.
Is the most dangerous tornado and violent tornado a cyclone?
No. Cyclones and tornadoes are completely different phenomena.
What is a nother name for a tornado?
Tornadoes are sometimes called twisters or (incorrectly) cyclones. Tornado is the term preferred by professionals.
What shape describes some bacterial cell?
Spiral
How do anti-cyclones spiral in the northern hemisphere?
Anticyclones in the northern hemisphere rotate clockwise.
What is a 7 letter word for wind spiral?
Tornado.
Are most cyclones tornadoes?
No. Tornadoes and cyclones are different things. A cyclone is a large-scale low pressure system while a tornado is a small-scale vortex within a thunderstorm. Most cyclones are mid-latitude cyclones.
