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Where do whirlpools occur?
Whirlpools typically occur where strong opposing currents come head on.
Why are whirlpools dangerous?
because you can get caught in one and it could suck you down to the ocean floor. some whirlpools are strong enough to crush small boats and such sea life in
What is responsible for causing whirlpools in nature?
Whirlpools are formed in nature when there is a current or eddy in the water flow as the speed of the water itself is slowed considerably by the resistance of the bed and banks. If there is a change of direction and also a drop then a whirlpool can form.
Does water drains backwards in the southern hemisphere?
No. Not only is the Earth's rotation too weak to affect the direction of water flowing in a drain, tests you can easily perform in a few washrooms will show that water whirlpools both ways depending on the sink's structure, not the hemisphere.
How big was the explosion of the atomic bomb?
BIG
What is the big place with whirlpools called in soul silver?
its called whirl islands
Does a whirlpool kill?
yes and no. little whirlpools like the ones in a sink when you drain the water won't suck you down but big whirlpools also called maelstroms can suck you down. but big whirlpools can't sink a big ships like in some movies. if you want to know how a whirlpool is formed its formed when two different currents pass each other.
Where do whirlpools occur?
Whirlpools typically occur where strong opposing currents come head on.
How do whirlpools end?
The plain answer is that they end when they run out of energy. So they simply stop then. But there are all kinds of whirlpools caused by all kinds of things. Which means there are all kinds of ways whirlpools can get and lose their energies. For example, there are whirlpools in your bathroom sink when you open the drain. They stop when the water is gone from the sink and so there is no longer a force of gravity acting on water to cause the whirlpools. There are whirlpools in the wake of a ship. They're called eddies, but they are still whirlpools. They stop when the ship stops because they were getting their energies from the ship's motion. Similarly there are whirlpools in running streams and rivers, they might stop if there is a change in flow or the river runs dry. So there you are. Whirlpools stop when they run out of energy.
Are tornadoes and whirlpools alike?
Both tornadoes an whirlpools are different types of vortex. But besides that they are very different. For one thing, how tornadoes function and develop is more complex than it is for whirlpools.
Are whirlpools dangerous?
Sometimes. Most whirlpools are not all that dangerous. They cannot pull down large ships but there are more stronger whirlpools that could pull small ships and humans down with ease. They are known as Maelstroms.
What did Charybdis do?
make giant whirlpools
Is there a way that you can keep whirlpools from forming?
ki
What is dinophobia?
fear of whirlpools or getting dizzy
Are whirlpools part of the Bermuda triangle?
yes
What are a few famous natural whirlpools?
old sow?
Why are whirlpools dangerous?
because you can get caught in one and it could suck you down to the ocean floor. some whirlpools are strong enough to crush small boats and such sea life in
