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The funnel of a tornado is formed by moisture in the air that is cooled and condensed by the tornado's low pressure. Temperatures at higher altitudes are generally cooler, making it easier for the moisture to condense, which makes for a funnel that is wider at the top.
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What are tornadoes formed on?
Tornadoes are produced by strong, rotating thunderstorms called supercells.
Why do tornadoes happen in Australia?
Tornadoes can happen anywhere - they're usually formed from severe thunderstorms.
What do tornadoes look like from space?
Tornadoes themselves cannot be seen from space because they are blocked from above by the thunderstorms that produce them. The link below shows a storm satellite of a storm system that was producing tornadoes at the time the picture was taken. The tornadoes themselves formed under the storms that are seen as the right-hand branch of the spiral-shaped system. Again, what you are seeing is the storm that produced the tornadoes, not the tornadoes themselves. At this resolution individual tornadoes would be too small to see anyway.
On what type of day do tornadoes form?
Tornadoes are formed during powerful thunderstorms, which are usually preceded by hot, humid weather and followed by milder conditions.
Are tornadoes formed by storm clouds or funnel clouds?
A tornado is formed from storm clouds. The funnel cloud is the tornado before it touches down.
What shape is the tornadoes?
Tornadoes are generally funnel or cone shaped.
What kinds of shapes are tornadoes?
A cone. I think :)
Can tornadoes be formed by thunder storms?
Yes, in fact tornadoes can only be formed by thunderstorms.
In which layer of the atmosphere do tornadoes form?
Tornadoes are formed in the troposphere
Is a parabola formed when a plane slices through a double cone perpendicular to the bases of the cone?
No. A hyperbola is formed when a plane slices a cone perpendicular to the bases.
What is the figure called formed by the intersection of a right circular cone and a plane that lies parallel to the edge of the cone?
A parabola is the figure formed by the intersection of a circular cone and a plane that lies parallel to the edge of the cone. (the cone does not have to be a right [90°] circular cone).
What other shapes can tornadoes be?
Tornadoes come in a variety of shapes. Most commonly they appear as an elephant truck or elongated cone. In other cases they may take the shape of a wider cone, or an hourglass. Some appear as simple vertical columns while others look like massive wedges driven into the ground.
What type of cone does mount shasta have?
Mount Shasta as formed a composite cone.
Can tornadoes formed on mountain?
Yes.
What are tornadoes formed on?
Tornadoes are produced by strong, rotating thunderstorms called supercells.
What is a good question about a tornado?
how do tornadoes stop ? how are tornadoes formed? These are good example questions.
What shape is formed by the intersection of a cone and a plane that is parallel to a cone's base not containing the cone's vertex?
The shape described by the intersection of the cone and the plane is simply a circle.
