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What is it called in the middle of a tornado?
The center of a tornado is called the eye. It is typically calm and peaceful in the eye of the storm, surrounded by the violent winds of the tornado.
What is the subject of The center of a tornado can cause a great deal of damage?
The subject of the sentence is "center."
What happens in the middle of a tornado?
The winds in a tornado are actually fastest at the edge of the funnel. Withing that radius the tornado rotates as if it were a solid object, so wind is not as strong at the center as you might expect. The pressure at the center, however, is quite low. In some tornadoes a downdraft descends though the center in a process called vortex breakdown.
What is a whirling circular mass of air and water in the center of a tornado?
The whirling circular mass of air and water in the center of a tornado is called the "eye." It is a relatively calm and clear area in the center of the storm where there is low pressure. The eye is surrounded by the eyewall, which is where the strongest wind speeds and heaviest precipitation occur.
What is the center pressure of a tornado?
The center pressure of a tornado is difficult to measure directly, as tornadoes are small-scale and short-lived phenomena. However, estimates suggest that the pressure in the center of a tornado can be very low, possibly dropping to around 10% lower than the surrounding atmospheric pressure.
