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Is a tornado called a funnel cloud in the ocean?
No. A tornado on the ocean or some other body of water is called a waterspout. A funnel cloud is a tornado that has not yet touched down.
Describe the three main cloud types?
Stratus- flat sheets of clouds, can means an overcast or rainy day. Cumulus- big fluffy balls of cotton. Mean weather will be nice, however can tunr into thunderstorms. Cirrus- thin, and wispy.
Is funnel cloud a nickname for tornado?
To some extent, yes. A funnel cloud is the visible portion of a tornado. However, not all funnel clouds are tornadoes. If the winds associated with a funnel cloud do not reach the ground then it is not a tornado. Conversely, if the winds do reach the ground the term funnel cloud is not usually used, and the event is simply called a tornado.
Does a tornado need a wall cloud?
No, some tornadoes will form without a wall cloud. In most cases there are of a variety called landspouts, which are tornadoes that do not form in association with the mesocyclone of a supercell. These tornadoes are typically weak, though on occasion have been known to cause damage as high as F3.
What are some common cloud formations?
Some common cloud formations include the cirrus, cirrocumulus, altocumulus, altostratus, cumulonimbus, stratocumulus, stratus, and cumulus. There are many other types as well.
A cloud that is somewhat flat and layered is called?
Stratus
Why are some clouds flat on the bottom?
Some clouds appear flat on the bottom because they are formed when warm air rises and cools at a certain level in the atmosphere, causing the water vapor in the air to condense into cloud droplets. This process creates a flat base as the cloud forms at a specific altitude where the temperature and humidity conditions are just right for cloud formation.
What are flat lands called?
Some flat lands are prairies, some are plateaus, and some are wetlands.
What cloud is low gray and layered?
Low gray and layered clouds are typically stratocumulus clouds. These clouds form in stable atmospheric conditions and often indicate that the weather will remain relatively calm. They can bring light precipitation and may block some sunlight.
What is a layered structure?
In an operating system a layered structure is composed of a kernel, some servers, and some user level libraries. All of these put together are a layered structure.
Why are clouds not flat on top?
Some can be, for instance stratocumulus cloud trapped beneath a temperature inversion. As the inversion breaks down through the day from heating, the tops of the cloud become more ragged.
What is flat surface of a diamond called?
The flat surface of a diamond is called the table if it is on the 'top' of a cut diamond. Otherwise, the flat surface is called a facet, some with specific names. Read more, below.
Is a tornado called a funnel cloud in the ocean?
No. A tornado on the ocean or some other body of water is called a waterspout. A funnel cloud is a tornado that has not yet touched down.
What kind of shape a cumulus cloud?
a cumulus cloud form some of the biggest cloud stuctures. they are flat on the bottom but rise in big puffy mounds, rather like icecream. you often see these clouds as they roll in from the sea. they cary for a large capacity of rain.
What is the fuzzy part of an atom called?
I suppose on some atom models the electron cloud would be called "fuzzy".
What are some of the hairstyles in 1950?
Guys were Pompadore like Elvis, flat top flat on the top with the sides pused back, crew cut like the service men. Girls had ratted hair where they teased it on top to make it high, page boy kind of layered with bangs.
Some parts of Earth's surface are mostly flat and these large flat areas are called what?
The most usual term for large, flat areas is plains.
