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The funnel of a tornado is the result of moisture inside a tornado condensing. As the air rises it cools, allowing more moisture to condense, therefore the funnel gets wider the higher up you go.
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Why do tornadoes have a spiral shape?
Tornadoes take on a spiral shape because the winds in them spin and move upward. This is because tornadoes originate from the rotating updraft of a supercell thunderstorm. The updraft gets this rotation from wind shear.
What is the scientific name for tornadoes?
The scientific name for tornadoes are Cumulonimbus Tuba because Tuba has the same shape as a tornado and Cumulonimbus clouds.
What is one thing that a tornado can't do?
Tornadoes cannot change the shape of the land.
Do tornadoes come in different sizes and shapes?
Yes. Tornadoes vary greatly in size and shape, ranging from narrow and threadlike spin-ups, to massive cones and vertical columns, to enormous wedge tornadoes that appear wider than they are tall.
What is a cone shaped tornado?
A cone-shaped tornado is simple a tornado whose funnel is cone-shaped. Tornado funnels may also appear rope-like, column-like, or appear wispy. The shape and size of a tornado do not necessarily indicate how strong the tornado is.
What shape is the tornadoes?
Tornadoes are generally funnel or cone shaped.
What is a cone shape in your classroom?
what is a cone shape in your classroom what is a spheres shape in your classroom
What kinds of shapes are tornadoes?
A cone. I think :)
What shape is a construction cone?
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.
Is the cone shape a circle and triangle?
Neither. A cone is a cone.
What shape has 1 vertex 1 face and 1 edge?
cone
Are tornadoes always the same shape?
No. Tornadoes vary in shape. While the classic shape of a tornado is that of an elongated cone or elephant trunk, tornadoes may appear as balls of dust, massive wedges, and nearly perfect vertical columns. Some tornadoes even have multiple funnels.
What type of cone or shape does colima have?
cone
What object is a cone shape?
A cone! Obviously.....
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.
What is the shape of a funnel?
A funnel is when you get picked on at school.
