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Is a tsunami powerful or a tornado?

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Is a tsunami stronger tornado?

The two are a comparable as apples and oranges. Other than toting up the amount of kilojoules release by each, there is no way to compare the strength of a tsunami and a tornado. The two are quite unrelated. A tornado is a strong whirlwind. A tsunami is a powerful wave in the ocean, usually caused by earthquakes.


Which is scarier tsunami or tornado siren?

tsunami


Who will win tornado or tsunami?

Niether. In the unlikely event that a tornado and a tsunami met, the tornado would go right over the tsunami and neither would be significantly affected.


Why does TSUNAMI start with the letter T?

tsunami starts with a t because t starts with tornado and a tsunami is like a tornado in the water


Would you rather ride a tsunami OR ride a tornado?

a tsunami for sure, a tornado is just going to throw me to the united states, riding a tsunami has better chances of living than a tornado


Which answer is not a cyclone tsunami polar low hurricane tornado?

Tsunami


What is a naturally occuring event that threatens people and their activities?

A natural disaster... something like a tornado or a tsunami, or a natural hazard, like quicksand or an iceberg.


What does the most damage a tropical storm a tornado an earthquake or a tsunami?

tsunami


Why are wind waves and tsunami waves different?

Tsunamis are more distructive then regular tidal waves.And maybe more powerful than a hurricane or tornado.


Which weather is bad tsunami a tornado or a hurricane?

All of these are bad, but a tsunami is not weather.


Is a tsunami just a water tornado?

No. A tsunami and a tornado are two completely different things. A tsunami is a large wave or series of waves usually triggered by an underwater earthquake or landslide. A tornado is a violent vortex of air that forms during a thunderstorm. A tornado that forms on water is called a waterspout.


Is a tsunami similar to a waterspout?

no a tsunami a large wave or series of waves is caused by a large shifting of mass all at once displacing ocean water. A water spout is essentially a tornado (in simplest terms a powerful vortex of air) that occurs on water.