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No. While the funnel is made visible by condensation, it is mostly air.
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Is a tornado called a funnel cloud in the ocean?
No. A tornado on the ocean or some other body of water is called a waterspout. A funnel cloud is a tornado that has not yet touched down.
Is the Seymour tornado a funnel tornado?
Not sure what you mean by a funnel tornado. If you are referring to the Seymour, Texas tornado of April 10, 1979, it had a well-defined funnel and it was funnel-shaped. However, it did touch down so it was not merely a funnel cloud.
The funnel of a tornado is a mixture of what?
Condensation (i.e. water droplets) and dust.
What is a tornado that doesn't occur on land?
A tornado that doesn't reach all the way down is a funnel cloud. A tornado on water is a waterspout.
When the funnel of a tornado passes over a body of water what is found?
A tornado on water is called a waterspout. You will find a spray of water where the vortex reaches the surface.
When the tip of the funnel cloud touches the ground it becomes a?
tornado clouds
Why is a tornado's funnel wide at the top and narrow at the bottom?
The funnel of a tornado consists of water droplets which condese as a result of a temperature drop inside the tornado that results from the low pressure. Temperature decreases with increasing heght, alowing more water vapor to condense.
What do you call a tornado that does not touch the ground?
A tornado that does not touch the ground is a funnel cloud.
How is a tornado different from a funnel cloud?
A funnel cloud is like a tornado only it does not reach the ground.
What is the relationship between a funnel cloud and a tornado?
A funnel cloud is a developing tornado that has not reached the ground.
What is a whirling circular mass of air and water in the center of a tornado?
The tornado itself is a whirling circular mass of air. Condensation of water droplets at the tornado's core forms the funnel.
What creates a tornado in the bottle?
by swirrling the bottle in circlesz causing a rotating funnel in the water
