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What a tornado looks like?

A waterspout it a tornado that forms on a body of water. It looks like a land formed tornado but on a smaller scale.


When a tornado goes over water it becomes what kind of storm?

A waterspout.


What forms the shape of a tornado?

a tornado is formed by a thunderstorm


Why did they invent tornado's?

no body invented tornado the tornado just gets formed by weather


Why are tornadoes made of water?

They aren't. A tornado is a vortex of air, not water. The funnel of a tornado is formed by water droplets, but these droplets only account for a small percentage of the tornado's composition. These droplets form because tornadoes are a product of thunderstorms, meaning there is usually a fair supply of moist air.


Is a whirlpool a underwater tornado?

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.


A tornado warning means that a tornado is likely to form?

Partially. A tornado warning means that a tornado is likely to form or already has formed.


Is a water tornado a project?

Yes this can be a project because of the water tornado is a mini tornado.


Is there any kind of tornado made from water?

No. A tornado is defined as a violently rotating column of air. A tornado can form on a body of water, in which case it is called a waterspout. Some water can get pulled up into it, but it is still primarily a vortex of air. Whirlpools, vortices that form in water, can look like tornadoes, but are not the same thing.


What is higher alert tornado warning or watch?

A tornado warning is a higher level of alert, often meaning that a tornado has formed.


The grand canyon was formed by what kind of erosion?

running water


Can scientist find out when a tornado is coming?

If a tornado has formed in the U.S. chances are it will be detected by Doppler radar.