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What scale is use to measure the strength of a tornado and how did it gets its name?
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The Fujita Scale (replaced by the Enhanced Fujita Scale in 2007) is used to rate the intensity of tornadoes from F0 to F5 based on damage.
It gets its name from its creator, Dr. Tetsuya Fujita.
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What part of a tornado spins faster?
The outside of the tornado goes the fastest. When you start to move towards the middle of the tornado, the calmer it gets. The eye of the tornado doesn't even move.
How does a tornado move or acquire energy?
A tornado moves from the push of the wind, and it gets energy from its parent storm. The parent storm usually gets its energy from warm, moist air.
What gets destroyed in a tornado?
It depends on how strong the tornado is. A weak tornado (EF0 or EF1) will generally only destroy small trees and weakly built structures such as sheds and fences. Stronger structures will only take minor to moderate damage. A strong tornado (EF2 or EF3) will destroy most trees, vehicles, and some buildings. A violent tornado (EF4 or EF5) will destroy just about everything in its path.
How is a tornado created in simple words?
A tornado forms from thunderstorms. The thunderstorm starts turning because the wind at different heights is going in different directions and at different speeds. Sometimes this turning in the storm gets focused into a smaller area and starts spinning faster, becoming a tornado.
What makes a tornado run out of energy?
Tornadoes get their energy from the rotating updraft of their parent thunderstorm. If cold or dry air gets into the updraft it will weaken it (warm, moist air rises more easily), causing the tornado to dissipate.
Where does a tornado gets its strength to travel so far?
Tornadoes get their strength from the storms that produce them. The storms in turn get their energy from instability in the air.
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Why did they invent tornado's?
no body invented tornado the tornado just gets formed by weather
What happens outside a tornado?
Outside a tornado air gets pull inward rapidly.
What part of a tornado spins faster?
The outside of the tornado goes the fastest. When you start to move towards the middle of the tornado, the calmer it gets. The eye of the tornado doesn't even move.
What happens to the stuff in a tornado when the tornado stops?
If you mean the debris being carried by a tornado, if it hasn't already been thrown out of the tornado it simply gets dropped to the ground once the tornado is no longer strong enough to carry it.
What day did tornado alley happen?
Tornado alley is a place that gets a lot of tornadoes every year. It is not an event.
Is there ever a tornado in Montana?
Yes. Montana is not in Tornado Alley, but it usually gets a few tornadoes each year.
How does a tornado move or acquire energy?
A tornado moves from the push of the wind, and it gets energy from its parent storm. The parent storm usually gets its energy from warm, moist air.
What happens to an animal if it gets caught in a tornado?
Unfortunately many animals do die in tornadoes, depending on the strength of the tornado. Animals will naturally hide, and I would imagine that they generally make it through such situations because most are quite small and obviously can't get caught in a car or a collapsing house when a tornado strikes, and certainly those that can hide underground probably come out unscathed most often.
When a tornado gets stronger what forms?
As a tornado intensifies it may develop a series of smaller vorticies within the main circulation.
What is the average number of tornadoes per year in tornado alley?
Tornado Alley typically gets about 800 tornadoes in a year.
