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A rotating column of air is known as a whirlwind. If it is violent and connects to both the ground and the cloud base of a thunderstorm, it is considered a tornado.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 7y agoIf it is violent and also reaches the clouds, then it is a tornado.
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∙ 7y agoA rotating column of air that touches the ground is called a tornado.
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∙ 8y agoSpecifically, it could be called a "tornado," a "cyclone," a "typhoon," a "hurricane," a "high" or "low" pressure system, or a "vortex," all depending on several different factors.
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∙ 7y agoIt is usually known as a tornado. Other names sometime used are: twisters, whirlwinds or cyclones.
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∙ 8y agoa tornado comes to mind
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∙ 14y agoVortex
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∙ 13y agotornado
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A rotating cone shaped column of air extending downward from a cloud when it touches the ground it is called a tornado?
A rotating cone shaped column of air extending downward from a cloud when it touches the ground it is called a tornado
What is a violently rotating column of air stretching from cloud to ground?
a rotating column of air that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground is a Tornado
A rotating cone-shaped column of air extending downward from a cloud when it touches the ground it is called a tornado?
Correct, it is a tornado.
What is a rotating cone-shaped column of air extending downward from a cloud when it touches the ground that's a type of tornado?
That is the very definition of a tornado.
What kind of cloud is a rotating column of air that doesn't touch the ground?
funnel
What is a voilently rotating column of air that touches the ground called?
It is a tornado.
A rotating cone shaped column of air extending downward from a cloud when it touches the ground it is called a tornado?
A rotating cone shaped column of air extending downward from a cloud when it touches the ground it is called a tornado
What is a destructive rotating air column with very height wind speeds that touches the ground?
tornado, as in the image above.
What is a violently rotating column of air stretching from cloud to ground?
a rotating column of air that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground is a Tornado
A rotating cone-shaped column of air extending downward from a cloud when it touches the ground it is called a tornado?
Correct, it is a tornado.
What is a destructive rotating air column with very high winds speeds that touches the ground?
That description most closely matches a tornado.
What is a rotating cone-shaped column of air extending downward from a cloud when it touches the ground that's a type of tornado?
That is the very definition of a tornado.
What kind of cloud is a rotating column of air that doesn't touch the ground?
funnel
What type of severe storm is a spinning column of air that touches the ground?
tornado
Violently rotating column of air?
A violently rotating column of air is called a tornado.
When a spinning column of air touches the ground is it called a tornadoes?
If it is in contact with cloud base as well, then yes.
What column of violently rotating air in the shape of a funnel that extends from the bottom of a cumulonimbus cloud to the ground?
This is called a tornado.
