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Does a tornado cause the air inside a thunderstorm to spin?
No. It is the spinning air that forms a tornado.
What type of front forms when a warm air mass is trapped by 2 cold air masses?
Stationary Front
What type of pressure system is a tornado?
A tornado produces low pressure, but it is not a pressure system in and of itself.
A violent windstorm that forms a rotating column of air called a vortex is a?
tornado
What occurs during a tornado?
Air flows into the tornado and forms a rapidly rotating vortex. Inside the tornado air air flows upward. The winds in the tornado are strong enough to damage or destroy structures and vegetation.
What type of climate do tornado forms in?
Warm climates .
Does the air pressure change inside the tornado?
Yes the pressure drops as the tornado forms and progresses. The tornado's lowest pressure is in the center.
Why does a tornado move up instead of down?
Air in a tornado moves up because the tornado forms in the updraft portion of a thunderstorm.
What type of cloud is in a tornado?
The cloud that forms the visible part of a tornado is called a funnel cloud.
What type of clouds grow during a tornado?
When a tornado forms it often produces a funnel cloud.
What is a tornado made of air?
A tornado is primarily composed of rotating air that forms a violently swirling column extending from a thunderstorm to the ground. This rotating air can reach extremely high wind speeds and is capable of causing significant damage.
Why is it that the middle spiral of a tornado form?
A tornado usually forms from a large column of rotating air called a mesocyclone. A tornado therefore has quite a bit of angular momentum, so air spirals into the it.
