Tornadoes are often associate with a collision between cool, dry air and warm, moist air. This however is not the direct cause of tornadoes. Such collisions produce thunderstorms, which, given the right conditions, can produce tornadoes.
No. A tornado is essentially just made out of air with dust, debris, and condensation mixed in.
A vortex is a spinning flow of air or liquid. In a tornado, a vortex forms when warm, moist air meets cool, dry air, creating a rotating column of air that extends from the base of the storm cloud to the ground. This rotating vortex is what gives a tornado its destructive power.
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.
The colliding air masses in Tornado Alley are warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico, cool air from Canada, and dry air from the Rockies. This collision is just part of the recipe for tornadoes.
Tornadoes and hurricanes both produce low pressure.
A "tornado" of fire is called a firewhirl, but these are not true tornadoes.
No. A tornado is a vortex of air. There is no air in space.
A Milkshake.
Air is continuously moving up in a tornado. This means that air surrounding the tornado must move in to replace the rising air.
The air pressure drops sharply in a tornado
A tornado usually requires a warm, moist air mass, most often when it collides with a cool and/or dry air mass.
The air pressure in a tornado is lower than that outside the tornado. That is why the wind blows toward the funnel.