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The tornado is not a direct result of the interacting air masses. When a warm and cold air mass collide the warm air, being less dense, is forced upward. If the warm air mass is unstable enough, this upward forcing triggers the formation of thunderstorms. If other conditions are right, these storms may go on to produce tornadoes.
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Can a tornado form without a thunderstorm?
No, a tornado cannot form without a thunderstorm. A tornado needs the crossing winds of two air masses to provide rotation in order for a tornado to form. Tornadoes do not form from convection thunderstorms, but only from air mass thunderstorms.
How do air masses interact to form a cyclone?
Air moves in a spiraling pattern from centers of high pressure toward centers of low pressure.
Area of low pressure where air masses meet and rise is called?
it is a tornado
Blizzards happen when two types of air interact what are the 2 types?
White pennis
What type of front is a tornado?
It's not a front. A front is a line-shaped boundary separating 2 different air masses. A tornado is a small but violent whirlwind. They're two completely separate weather features.
Can a tornado happen in space?
No. A tornado is a vortex of air. There is no air in space.
What can happen if there is a large temperature difference between two drop nearby air masses?
instead of working on science try your english. btw tornado
What kind of air masses are colliding over tornado alley?
The colliding air masses in Tornado Alley are warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico, cool air from Canada, and dry air from the Rockies. This collision is just part of the recipe for tornadoes.
When two air masses meet we normally refer to this as?
A Tornado A Front.
What would happen if a space tornado hit Earth?
Nothing at all. There is no such thing as a "space tornado". Tornadoes are whirling AIR masses, and there's no air in space. But if you are referering to a wormhole or a black hole then the Earth would probably get sent through the wormhole to the phonomenom's destination.
What do cool air masses do when they come in contact with warm air masses?
The cool air sinks, while the warm air rises. If it does so with enough force and torque, a tornado or hurricane will form.
What will happen cool air and cool air mix?
a tornado will form
Can a tornado form without a thunderstorm?
No, a tornado cannot form without a thunderstorm. A tornado needs the crossing winds of two air masses to provide rotation in order for a tornado to form. Tornadoes do not form from convection thunderstorms, but only from air mass thunderstorms.
What type of front forms when a warm air mass is trapped by 2 cold air masses?
Stationary Front
What is one reason so many tornadoes form in tornado alley?
In Tornado Alley Warm moist air from the Gulf of Mexico meets with dry air masses from the Rockies and/or cool air masses from Canada. These collisions can produce violent thunderstorms that can sometimes produce tornadoes. See the related question below for more detail.
How do air masses interact to form a cyclone?
Air moves in a spiraling pattern from centers of high pressure toward centers of low pressure.
What kind of air masses bring tornadoes?
A tornado usually requires a warm, moist air mass, most often when it collides with a cool and/or dry air mass.
