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Cold air is not a necessary ingredient in forming tornadoes, but it often plays a role. One of the most common places to find a tornado is ahead of a cold front. A cold front is a boundary where a cool air mass pushes into and replaces a warmer one. Since warm air is less dense than cold air, the warm air mass gets force upwards. If there is enough instability in this air mass, the lift can trigger thunderstorms ahead of the front. Given the right conditions these thunderstorms can start rotating and produce tornadoes.
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How is a tornado created in simple words?
A tornado forms from thunderstorms. The thunderstorm starts turning because the wind at different heights is going in different directions and at different speeds. Sometimes this turning in the storm gets focused into a smaller area and starts spinning faster, becoming a tornado.
How does tornado hapeen?
Well, first of all, there is warm\hot air moving around and it's a little higher. Cool\cold air does the same thing, but lower. Now that you know that, a tornado occurs when the cool and warm air are moving past each other and then they mix together and spin and build to make a tornado! :-)
What causes air to rush into a tornado?
Air rushes into a tornado due to the low pressure at the center of the vortex, which creates a pressure gradient that pulls surrounding air inward. As the warm, moist air converges towards the tornado, it begins to spin due to the Earth's rotation and the updraft created by the storm, eventually forming the tornado.
How does a funnel in a tornado form?
A funnel cloud forms when a rotating column of air descends from a thunderstorm cloud but doesn't touch the ground. When the funnel cloud touches the ground, it becomes a tornado. The rotating air within the tornado causes it to appear as a funnel-shaped cloud.
What two air masses would most likely form a tornado when they meet?
A warm, moist air mass and a cold, dry air mass are most likely to form a tornado when they meet. The warm air rises rapidly, creating instability, while the cold air creates a temperature difference that enhances the development of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes.
Do a tornado form when a funnel of cold air quickly rises from the earth?
No. Tornadoes form in an environment where warm air rises quickly. Cold air will resist rising and will tend to prevent tornadoes from forming.
What is a tornado composed of?
A tornado is essentially a vortex of air. Usually the moisutre in the air in a tornado will condense into water droplets, forming a visible funnel cloud. Tornadoes will often lift soil into the air, forming a dust whirl. If a tornado hits trees or man-made structures it may pick up debris as well.
What does cold and hot air make?
it makes a tornado
Are tornado winds cold?
It all depends on where and when the tornado occurs, and what the actual temperature is in the area. Most tornadoes form ahead of a boundary where cold air plows into warm air called a cold front. Generally the warmer, and moister the air mass the better chance there is of a tornado forming. Because tornadoes generally form in the rear portion of a thunderstorm the air may be somewhat cooler than in the rest of the warm air mass. Inside the tornado itself there will be another temperature drop due to decompression. So a tornado is generally cooler than its surroundings, but is will still tend to be relatively warm. That said, tornadoes can occasionally form in fairly cool air, in which case the winds would definitely cold, especially with wind shill factored in.
Is the warm air mass forming a tornado a tropical air mass?
Yes. The warm air mass that often plays a role in tornado formation is called a maritime tropical air mass.
What does Hot and cold air moving making what?
it makes a tornado
Does the cold air go up in tornadoes?
Air does go up in a tornado and it is cooler than surrounding air due to decompression. However, it is generally fed by warm air. If too much cold air gets into the circulation, the tornado will dissipate.
How is a tornado created in simple words?
A tornado forms from thunderstorms. The thunderstorm starts turning because the wind at different heights is going in different directions and at different speeds. Sometimes this turning in the storm gets focused into a smaller area and starts spinning faster, becoming a tornado.
Does a tornado from bottom to top?
Air moves up in a tornado, but in the process of forming, most tornadoes start as a vortex high up in the clouds.
What is one thing that a tornado can't do?
Tornadoes cannot change the shape of the land.
How does tornado hapeen?
Well, first of all, there is warm\hot air moving around and it's a little higher. Cool\cold air does the same thing, but lower. Now that you know that, a tornado occurs when the cool and warm air are moving past each other and then they mix together and spin and build to make a tornado! :-)
What develops when cold dry air becomes warm and moist?
A tornado.
