Tornado
What are some factors for a tornado to form?
Tornadoes form when warm, humid air collides with cold and dry air. The denser cold air is pushed over the warm air, usually producing thunderstorms.
How do earthquakes generate Tsunamis?
Most tsunami are caused by large earthquakes on the sea floor when slabs of rock move past each other suddenly, causing the overlying water to move.
What is storm surge?
what is an earthquake?
How tall are volcanos?
They can get up to 6,739 m (22,110 feet)
How many stages are there in a tornado?
There are 5 stages and F1,F2,F3,F4 and F5
How fast can Tsunamis travel?
over 500 mp/h
when does hurricane season start?
June 1- november 30th usually is hurricane season
Why do earthquakes shake the earths surface?
The tectonic plates are always slowly moving, but they get stuck at their edges due to friction. When the stress on the edge overcomes the friction, there is an earthquake that releases energy in waves that travel through the earth's crust and cause the shaking that we feel.
As they decay, the fast-moving particles they release smash into their surroundings, dumping their energy as heat. It's this that makes the interior of the Earth so hot, and allows lava to reach temperatures in excess of 1000°C.
Why do tornado's spin in a circular motion?
At low levels, air spirals into a tornado in a large counter-clockwise circle many times the width of the tornado itself. The direction of this spin is due to the Coriolis effect: a phenomenon caused by the Earth's rotation, which imparts a deflection to the right of the intended path of a body in motion.
how much destruction can a tsunami cause?
Tsunamis not only destroy human life, but have a devastating effect on insects, animals, plants, and natural resources. there is no exact amount of land that is takes over.
Are hurricanes good or bad for Wildlife?
Hurricanes can cause tree loss, and if enough damage is done, many nesting sites and food sources for birds and mammals are destroyed.
Who is responsible for the earthquakes?
They cause changes to the earth's surface. The plate of the planet responsible for causing earthquakes is the earth's crust.
How much lava can cover the surface land?
More than 80% of the earth's surface
The average time a tornado lasts is 10 minutes depending on how sever it is.
Hoe big can Tsunami's get?
About 100 feet above sea level
What weakens a hurricane?
How do earthquakes cause damage?
Ground shaking from earthquakes can cause buildings and bridges to collapse disrupt gas, electricity, and telephone services and sometimes trigger landslides, avalanches, flash floods, fires, and tsunami.
How many active volcanoes are there in the world?
There are about 1,350 potentially active volcanoes worldwide, aside from the continuous belts of volcanoes on the ocean floor at spreading centers like the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
What is the country that get the most tornado's?
The united states
Do Tsunamis waves break?
What makes a hurricane stronger?
Warmer oceans fuel storms
where do earthquakes occur most often?
the Pacific Ocean, The chances are over 80% Of large earthquakes occur around the edges of the pacific ocean, an area know as the ''Ring of fire".
How many types of volcano's are there?
Geologists generally group volcanoes into four main kinds--cinder cones, composite volcanoes, shield volcanoes, and lava domes.