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A ________ is a rapidly rotating column of air extending vertically from the surface to the base
Tornado
The ________ _______ _____ (PGF) is needed to keep winds spinning in a circular path in a tornado.
Pressure gradient force
Because the _______ force doesn’t play a role, tornadoes can spin clockwise OR counterclockwise
Coriolis
There are _ different types of tornadoes
3
The 3 types of tornadoes are
Supercells
Cold pool, shear, mesocyclone
Localized convective and shear vortices
The key to tornadoes is that the ______ and _______ need to be separate
Updraft, Downdraft
Stages of the tornado life cycle
Dust-Whirl stage
Organizing stage
Mature stage
Shrinking stage
Decay stage (rope stage)
T/F tornadoes appear from any direction
T
The ______ scale is no longer used, but had ratings from F0-F5
Fujita
Tornadoes are ranked based on the ______, not the wind
Damage