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A tornado on the ocean, known as a waterspout, will lift some water into the air as a spray, but not in particularly large amounts. Fish and other marine life unfortunate enough to be at the surface may be lifted into the air as well. Waterspouts can pose a significant threat to boats.
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∙ 12y agoSome tornadoes form as waterspouts and then move on to land, but not usually.
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∙ 11y agoTornadoes usually form on land, but they can form on water too. In that case they are called waterspouts.
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∙ 8y agoWhen a tornado moves onto water it lifts some of the water into the air, creating a spray. The tornado itself is not significantly affected.
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Do all tornadoes form over over land?
No, some form over the sea.
Why do tornadoes happen at sea?
Tornadoes actually generally form over land. Hurricanes form over the ocean because the amount of moisture they need only occurs over tropical ocean water.
What type of land do tornadoes and hurricanes form over?
Tornadoes can form over most kinds of terrain, though mountainous terrain can hinder the development of tornado-producing storms. Hurricanes do not form over land. They form over warm ocean water.
Do tornadoes happen more on water or land?
Wind. A tornado is a type of violent windstorm. However tornadoes can form over bodies of water. When that happens they are called waterspouts.
Is a tornado formed over the sea?
Tornadoes generally do not form over large bodies water and usually only cross lakes, ponds and rivers. Their brute strength is equally powerful over land and these small bodies of water. Tornadoes have been known to dry lakes on occasion and cause fish to rain on people's houses in rare instances.
Can tornadoes occur in the water?
No. A tornado that moves onto water will keep going without being significantly affected. In such a case it is called a waterspout. Waterspouts can also develop on water and then move onto land as tornadoes. There are numerous examples of tornadoes crossing water. Most notably, the three deadliest tornadoes in U.S. history all crossed the Mississippi River. See the links below for tornadoes moving across water.
Journey over the land and sea?
No,Journey over land and sea. Theres no need for the
Why do sea and land breezes form?
sea and land breezes form because of differences in air pressure and tempature.
Why land and sea breezes form?
sea and land breezes form because of differences in air pressure and tempature.
What is the reason sea and land breezes form?
Sea breeze is formed usually at daytime. During the day, the land heats up quickly than the sea. Air above land heats up more than air above the sea. Sea breeze develops when cool air coming from the sea moves towards the land, replacing the warm air. This warm air expands and rises.The land heats, particularly later in the day, while the sea stays relatively cool. As hot air rises over the land, cooler air from the adjacent sea moves in to replace it (in simplistic terms).
Describe how land breezes and sea breezes form?
They form.
What allowed the land bridge over what is now the Bering strait to form?
Lower sea levels and most of the Earth's water being frozen allowed the land bridge to form over what is now the Bering Strait. It is believed, the bridge was formed over 10,000 years ago.
