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What is the term use for a tornado like column of air that draws water from the surface of an ocean or lake?
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∙ 10y ago
This is called a waterspout
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What is the vertical section of the ocean from the surface to the ocean floor referred to as?
This section of the ocean from floor to surface is called the water column.
A vertical section of the ocean from the surface to the ocean floor is referred to as the?
water column
What do you call a tornado on the ocean?
A tornado on water is called a waterspout.
What ocean does a tornado form over?
Tornadoes generally form over land, not the ocean. You are thinking of hurricanes. The term hurricane refers to a tropical cyclone that occurs over the Atlantic Ocean or the eastern Pacific ocean.
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.
Does the ocean turn like a tornado during a hurricane?
It dose not turn like a tornado.
What is a tornado occurring over a lake or ocean?
A tornado over a body of water is called a waterspout.
What is throughflow?
According to Wikipedia, throughflow is "the movement of water horizontally beneath the land surface". Water permeates through the soil's surface, gravity draws it downwards, and continues to flow until it reaches an underground river or lake. Another definition of throughflow is the Indonesian Throughflow, an ocean current that transports water between the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean through the Indonesian Archipelago.
Is a tsunami a wave?
Tsunamis are very different from ordinary waves on the ocean surface, even very large surface waves. When earthquakes on the ocean floor cause massive and extremely rapid upward or downward shifts of the ocean floor itself, this results in a shift of the entire water column above it. It is the movement of the entire water column from ocean floor to surface that makes a wave a tsunami. You can see that they contain a huge amount of the energy released by the earthquake. Surface waves can affect water going down for several meters, but even in the heaviest seas you could find a water depth where there is little or no movement caused by the waves above. a giant stock wave
What is a tsunami wave?
Tsunamis are very different from ordinary waves on the ocean surface, even very large surface waves. When earthquakes on the ocean floor cause massive and extremely rapid upward or downward shifts of the ocean floor itself, this results in a shift of the entire water column above it. It is the movement of the entire water column from ocean floor to surface that makes a wave a tsunami. You can see that they contain a huge amount of the energy released by the earthquake. Surface waves can affect water going down for several meters, but even in the heaviest seas you could find a water depth where there is little or no movement caused by the waves above. a giant stock wave
What draws dense rock away from mid-ocean ridges?
Gravity
What is the primary sign that there is a tsunami?
The water receeds (draws back) into the ocean.
