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In simple terms, the driving force behind wind is differences in pressure. The greater the pressure difference over a given distance, the faster the winds. The pressure inside a tornado is very low, and that change occurs over a very short distance, resulting in extremely fast winds.
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What are some of the causes and effects of tornadoes?
There are many harmful effects on tornadoes but a couple of examples are destruction of homes, land, and necessities that apply to people. The causes of these natural disasters are the high wind speeds and the location where it strikes.
Are hurricanes and tornadoes two types of wind speeds?
No. Hurricanes and tornadoes are two different types of storm that produce fast winds, but they are not defined by wind speed alone. In many cases tornadoes and hurricanes produce winds in the same range of speed. A tornado is a violently rotating vortex of wind that is in contact with both the ground and a parent thunderstorm's cloud base. A hurricane is a tropical cyclone with sustained wind speeds of at least 74 miles per hour. Note that any wind of 74 mph or greater is considered "hurricane-force" but only in a tropical cyclone is it considered an actual hurricane.
Why are tornadoes so violent?
Tornadoes develop wind the rotating updraft of a thunderstorm, called a mesocyclone, tightens into a smaller circulation. Just as a spinning ice skater speeds up when she pulls in her arms, so does the vortex of air as it narrows.
What of following causes tornadoes?
wind shear- earth science
What is the highest wind speed recorded not including tornadoes?
The fastest wind on earth occur in tornadoes, which have been known to have wind speeds in excess of 300 mph (480 km/h), far faster than anything a hurricane can produce.
Tornadoes can form when wind at different blows in different directions and at different speeds?
That itself does not cause tornadoes, but a similar phenomenon is a factor in tornado formation. When wind at different altitudes blows in different speeds and directions, the air in between and start to roll horizontally. This is called wind shear. Again, wind shear alone cannot produce a tornado, but it is an important factor in how tornadoes form.
What is tornadoes most destructive features?
their wind speeds
What are some of the causes and effects of tornadoes?
There are many harmful effects on tornadoes but a couple of examples are destruction of homes, land, and necessities that apply to people. The causes of these natural disasters are the high wind speeds and the location where it strikes.
How strong do tornadoes get?
They can have wind speeds up to about 318 mph.
Are their tornadoes on Venus?
As far as we cal tell, there are no tornadoes on Venus. There are certainly high wind speeds, at higher altitudes, but no tornadoes.
Which form of severe weather has the greatest wind speeds?
Tornadoes, in general.
How come people are scared of tornadoes?
Tornadoes are very dangerouswith there wind speeds and they can kill people in a snap of a finger.
Do tornadoes destory things?
yes destructively by their high rotating wind speeds
What causes the high speeds of avalanches?
the wind!!
Do tornadoes have the fastest wind speeds?
The strongest tornadoes do, yes. In some cases tornadoes can produce winds over 300 mph. No other storm on earth can match that.
Which is faster a hurricane or tornado?
In many cases the wind speeds of hurricanes and tornadoes fall into the same range, but tornadoes tend to have faster winds.
What causes tornadoes dry climates stationary fronts condensation or wind shears?
Condensation and wind shear are both needed for tornadoes to form. Tornadoes can form along stationary fronts as well.
