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What is a whirling circular mass of air and water in the center of a tornado?
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The tornado itself is a whirling circular mass of air. Condensation of water droplets at the tornado's core forms the funnel.
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Why do we use glitter for a tornado in a bottle?
The glitter helps emphasize the circular motion in the water and simulates the flying debris found in a real tornado.
It can change into a water spout?
A tornado that moves onto water becomes a waterspout.
What is an Hypothesis for tornado in a bottle?
Does the tornado move faster or slower near the center? If I place beads in the water tornado then I will see them move faster near the vortex because the tornado has faster moving water near the center.
Is a water spout classified as a natural disaster?
Yes... It's a Tornado, but the difference of a waterspout hits a body of water. And a Tornado hits a body of land.
Can a tornado happen in water?
They can, but they do not need to. Tornadoes formed by meachanisms within a thunderstorm and are not dependent when whther the storm is over or near water. The state with the highest number of tornadoes per area unit is Kansas, which does not have any bodies of water more significant than some rivers and small lakes.
What do you say when you are making a conclusion on a tornado in a bottle experiment?
Well, spinning the bottle in a circular motion creates a water vortex that looks like a mini tornado. The water is rapidly spinning around the center of the vortex due to centripetal force (an inward force directing an object or fluid such as water towards the center of its circular path). Vortexes found in nature include tornadoes, hurricanes and waterspouts (a tornado that forms over water).
What is the typical name for a tornado?
There usually called a 'tornado' sometimes they are called twisters. Sometimes they are called landspouts and over water they are called a waterspouts. They are a type of cyclone which is any kind of whirling wind.
Why do we use glitter for a tornado in a bottle?
The glitter helps emphasize the circular motion in the water and simulates the flying debris found in a real tornado.
Is a water tornado a project?
Yes this can be a project because of the water tornado is a mini tornado.
Is it possible for a tornado to be made out of water?
A tornado cannot actually be made of water. A tornado can occur on water and suck water into it, but it will still be mostly made of air.
What is the name given to a tornado over open water?
A tornado that forms on a lake or sea is called a waterspout.
What do you call a tornado over a body of water?
A tornado over water is called a waterspout.
It can change into a water spout?
A tornado that moves onto water becomes a waterspout.
What is a whirlwind of water and mist occurring over water and resulting in a funnel-shapped whirling coulmn of air and spray?
A waterspout.
What is an Hypothesis for tornado in a bottle?
Does the tornado move faster or slower near the center? If I place beads in the water tornado then I will see them move faster near the vortex because the tornado has faster moving water near the center.
What do you call a tornado on the ocean?
A tornado on water is called a waterspout.
How do you use vortex in a sentence?
A vortex is a whirling, spiralling mass, whether liquid, gas or flames. Example of sentences would be:When you swirl your hand around and around in water, it creates a vortex.Within the huge tornado was a vortex of dust and debris.
