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Tornado |
Meaning: a tornado is a
powerful swirling wind that can destroy most objects in it path.
Fast Facts:
- twisting windstorm
- wind can be revolving up to
320 kilometres per hour
- several hundred metres in
diameter, but some go up to two and half kilometres diameter
- they can cause widespread
destruction
- some skip, touching down
destroying as they do so
- in the USA they move in
northeast directions
- most last less than 1 hour
- most travel between 15 to 40
kilometres per hour, however some have move alone at over
100km/h
- most travel around 30
kilometres, however some have traveled over 300km
- They are formed on the
boundary between cool dry air and warm humid air. The warm air
rises quickly and more warm air rushes in to replace it rotating
as it collides with the cool dry air.
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