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Rising air is a key factor in tornado formation. If the air is warm, moist, and unstable enough it can cause strong thunderstorms as it rises. Given a few other factors the updraft of a thunderstorm can then produce a tornado.
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What is the name of spinning columns of rising air of tornadoes?
The tornado itself is a spinning column of rising air. They usually form froma large rotating column of air called a mesocyclone.
Do a tornado form when a funnel of cold air quickly rises from the earth?
No. Tornadoes form in an environment where warm air rises quickly. Cold air will resist rising and will tend to prevent tornadoes from forming.
Is there such thing as a '' space tornado''?
No. By definition a tornado is made of air and there is no air in space.
Can a thunderstorm cause a tornado?
Yes. In fact a thunderstorm is the only thing that can cause a tornado.
What causes the rising air from a tornado to rotate?
Most tornadoes develop from a larger circulation called a mesocyclone, which can be found in some thunderstorms. The mesocyclone gets its rotation from horizontally rolling air masses getting pulled into the thunderstorm updraft,
A vortex of air rising into a cloud?
tornado
What is a vortex air rising into a cloud?
This is a tornado.
What is a vortex of air rising into a cloud?
tornado
What is a vortex of air that is rising into a cloud?
A tornado
What is cool air rising and warm air sinking?
tornado
Why does the air near a tornado vortex get sucked into it?
Air is continuously moving up in a tornado. This means that air surrounding the tornado must move in to replace the rising air.
Does a tornado cause the air inside a thunderstorm to spin?
No. It is the spinning air that forms a tornado.
What happens when rapidly falling cold air meets rapidly rising hot air?
A tornado forms
What is the name of spinning columns of rising air of tornadoes?
The tornado itself is a spinning column of rising air. They usually form froma large rotating column of air called a mesocyclone.
What is the name of a storm that often starts with strong rising currents of moist air?
tornado or hurricane
Does warm air and high pressure causes rising air?
Yes warm air and low pressure can cause rising air.
Why don't tornadoes cause the air inside a thunderstorm to spin?
The air inside a tornadic thunderstorm (a storm that produces a tornado) does spin. But it is that spinning air that causes the tornado, rather than the tornado starting the air spinning.
