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.
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A tornado is formed when warm, moist air meets cold, dry air, creating an unstable atmosphere. This causes the warm air to rise rapidly, forming a rotating column of air. If this rotating column touches the ground, it becomes a tornado.
A tornado in a bottle is a simple experiment that demonstrates the concept of vortex formation. The movement of the liquid creates a swirling motion similar to that of a tornado. Observing this can help understand how air movements can create tornadoes in the atmosphere.
How does changing the speed at which the bottle is spun affect the size or duration of the tornado created inside it?
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The dependent variable for a tornado in a bottle experiment could be the speed of the tornado rotation or the duration of the tornado formation. This variable would be affected by the independent variables being manipulated in the experiment, such as the amount of water or the speed of the vortex created.
No, an F0 tornado and a gustnado are not the same. An F0 tornado is a weak tornado on the Fujita scale with wind speeds of 40-72 mph, while a gustnado is a small and usually weak whirlwind that forms along the gust front of a thunderstorm. Gustnadoes are typically short-lived and not considered tornadoes.