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Warm, moist air in the lower atmosphere is what fuels thunderstorms. The warmer, and moister the air is the more energy it can provide. If there is enough energy and other conditions are right, the thunderstorms fueled by this warm air can produce tornadoes.
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What is it called when cold air meets warm air?
tornado
Warm moist air meets cold dry air over land?
Tornado
What develops when cold dry air becomes warm and moist?
A tornado.
What is the effect of a warm air mass and a cooler air mass converging at earth's surface?
tornado
When a cold air mass reaches a warm air mass the result is usually?
Either a tornado or thunderstorm,as warm and cold air masses fight as the warm air mass escalates over the cold air mass.
Is the warm air mass forming a tornado a tropical air mass?
Yes. The warm air mass that often plays a role in tornado formation is called a maritime tropical air mass.
What is cool air rising and warm air sinking?
tornado
What is it called when cold air meets warm air?
tornado
Where does warm air come from that produces a tornado?
The warm, moist air involved in tornado formation usually comes from a warm body of water. For the United States it is usually the Gulf of Mexico.
When warm air is lifted up over the cold air it is called?
tornado
What feeds a tornado?
A tornado is poweered by the thunderstorm that porduces it. This storm is fueled by warm, moist air.
Do dry climates cause tornadoes?
Dry air often contributes to tornado formation, but warm, moist air plays a more important role than try air does as it is the fuel that feeds a tornadic storm.
What happens when a mass for warm air runs into a mass of cooler air?
A tornado occurs
Warm moist air meets cold dry air over land?
Tornado
What causes a tornado to start dying?
A tornado dies out when the supply of warm air is cut, since they need the warm air to have strength. Sometimes, small tornadoes die out quickly because of their size.
What is the source of the warm moist air that generates tornadoes in Tornado Alley?
The Gulf of Mexico supplies most of the warm, moist air.
What develops when cold dry air becomes warm and moist?
A tornado.
