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No, tornadoes do not move in straight lines. They typically follow a twisting and turning path as they travel across the ground. The path of a tornado can vary in direction and can change rapidly as the storm moves.
Tornadoes are associated with cold fronts, warm fronts, or dry lines. The most common type of front associated with tornadoes is a cold front. When a cold front meets warm, moist air, it can create the unstable conditions necessary for tornado formation.
Tornadoes can move in any direction, but on average they travel from southwest to northeast in the United States. The specific path a tornado takes is influenced by various factors such as wind patterns, topography, and storm dynamics.
The forward speed of supercell tornadoes can vary widely, but they typically move at around 30-40 miles per hour. However, some tornadoes within a supercell can move faster, reaching speeds of up to 70 miles per hour or more.
A positive charge will move in the direction of the arrows on the electric field lines. Electric field lines show the direction a positive test charge would move if placed in the field.
Tornadoes do not intentionally move towards each other. However, in rare cases where two rotating updrafts occur in close proximity, they may converge and create a larger tornado or intensify each other.