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What kind of tool do a scientists use when they want to figure out how strong a tornado is?
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Usually scientists do not use any tool to determine how strong a tornado is. Usually the strength of a tornado is determined based on the severity of damage it causes.
Occasionally wind speed measurements are obtained using Doppler radar, but such measurements are rare.
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What kind of scale do they use for a tornadoes duration?
There is no scale for measuring how long a tornado's duration. It is simply stated how many minutes the tornado lasted if a figure is available.
What makes a tornado a tornado?
The process of tornado formation starts when wind shear starts the updraft a a thunderstorm rotating, turning it into a supercell. If the right kind of down draft, called a rear-flank down draft occurs it can wrap around the rotating updraft, which is called a mesocyclone, and turn it into a more intense circulation: a tornado.
What happens before the tornado hits the ground?
The tornado is a twister before it hits the ground, it just spins in the sky, kind of
What kind of scientists study mechanics?
engineers
Is a tornado the same as a whirlwind?
Not really. A tornado is a kind of whirlwind, but most whirlwinds are not tornadoes. Other types of whirlwind include dust devils, steam devils, and firewhirls.
Why do some thunderstorms produce voilent tornadoes while most do not?
First, it takes a specific kind of thunderstorm called a supercell to produce a violent tornado and it usually takes a very strong supercell. Beyond that scientists do not know why one supercell will produce a tornado when another won't
What kind of scale do they use for a tornadoes duration?
There is no scale for measuring how long a tornado's duration. It is simply stated how many minutes the tornado lasted if a figure is available.
Why do scientists classify fish?
Because that's the kind of thing scientists do. They figure things out, sort them up in an orderly manner. Who's related to who, that kind of thing.
What kind of tornado is a mile wide?
There is no specific type or rating for a tornado of a given size, though a mile wide tornado is likely to be very strong. The general term for a very large tornado (though not necessarily a mile wide), is "wedge."
What kind of microscope do scientists use if a light microscope isn't strong enough?
an electron
Is The Tsunami Stronger Than A Tornado?
They are both kind of strong because a tornado can pick up objects and throw them. tsunamis can send big waves to wash off almost the whole island
Can strong wind and strong rains cause a tornado?
Not by themselves, no. Most tornadoes form from a kind of severe thunderstorm called a supercell. These storms typically produce strong wind and heavy rain. These components can have some involvement in the formation of the tornado, but are not the direct cause. Much more is at work within the storm.
What kind of storm has a very strong wind that moves in a funnel?
A violent windstorm that often takes the shape of a funnel is called a tornado.
Is a tornado a landform?
No, a tornado is a kind of violent windstorm.
What does A vortex have to do with an tornado?
A tornado is a kind of vortex. Air in a tornado rotates rapidly. Additionally, a tornado may contain multiple smaller vortices.
What kind of funnel cloud touches the ground?
the tornado kind
What is the relationship with tornado and vortex?
A tornado is itself a kind of vortex, and can have smaller vortices inside of it.
