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No. A whirlpool is simply a vortex in water. A tornado is a very specific kind of vortex that by definition take place in air.
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What are underwater tornadoes?
There is no such thing as an actual tornado underwater, as a tornado is, by definition, a vortex of air. However, a vortex underwater is called a whirlpool.
What are are tornadoes?
There is no such thing as an actual tornado underwater, as a tornado is, by definition, a vortex of air. However, a vortex underwater is called a whirlpool.
What is the name for a tornado underwater?
maelstrom (whirlpool), though it should be noted that this should be called an underwater vortex as, by definition, a tornado is a vortex of air.
How does a whirlpools form?
A whirlpool is a small "underwater" tornado. It is created by two currents or tides coming from different directions and colliding.
Can a tornado happen in water?
They can, but they do not need to. Tornadoes formed by meachanisms within a thunderstorm and are not dependent when whther the storm is over or near water. The state with the highest number of tornadoes per area unit is Kansas, which does not have any bodies of water more significant than some rivers and small lakes.
Acknowledgement of tornado in a bottle?
Whirlpool
Are underwater tornadoes a regular ocurrance?
Technically, there is no such thing as an underwater tornado. By definition a tornado is a violently rotating column of air. A vortex underwater is called a whirlpool. Whirlpools are not like tornadoes, however. They are not nearly as violent and are usually harmless, though some stronger whirlpools can pose a threat to swimmers and small boats. Natural whirlpools can be observed in streams and at some tidal inlets.
What does the hint a wet tornado mean in pocket god?
Whirlpool.
What does it mean in pocket god by wet tornado?
It means to make a whirlpool.
What is water in a shape of a tornado called?
A vortex that forms in water is called a whirlpool.
What do you call a tornado that occurs under water?
There is no such thing. A vortex that develops in water and may bear some visual resemblance to a tornado is called a whirlpool.
What does a whirlpool galaxy look like?
Its like a dark purple tornado, accept it stays in one spot.
