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What is the difference between tornado and cyclone?

Posted by Rehman Khan 7 years, 9 months ago

CBSE > Class 07 > Science

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Kritika Trehan 7 years, 9 months ago

<th scope="col"> </th> <th scope="col">Cyclone</th> <th scope="col">Tornado</th> <th scope="row">About</th> <th scope="row">Rotation</th> <th scope="row">Intensity</th> <th scope="row">Location</th> <th scope="row">Most affected areas</th> <th scope="row">Frequency</th> <th scope="row">Occurrence</th> <th scope="row">Forms of precipitation</th>

A cyclone is an atmospheric system of rapidly circulating air massed about a low-pressure center, usually accompanied by stormy often destructive weather. Storms that begin in the Southern Pacific are called <a href="https://www.diffen.com/difference/Cyclone_vs_Hurricane">cyclones</a>.	A tornado is a rotating column of air ranging in width from a few yards to more than a mile and whirling at destructively high speeds, usually accompanied by a funnel-shaped downward extension of a cumulonimbus cloud. Winds 40-300+ mph.
Clockwise in the southern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere.	Clockwise in the southern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere
Commonly quite strong. The scale for measuring cyclones is called the Beaufort Scale and Saffir-Simpson scale and may vary in different countries.Winds may approach 300kph and cause widespead damage.	The scale used for rating the strength of tornadoes is called the Fujita (F), Enhanced Fujita (EF), and TORRO (T) Scale.
Southern Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean. Cyclones in the northwest Pacific that reach (exceed) 74 mph are "typhoons".	Tornados have been spotted in all continents except Antarctica.
Pacific Ocean	In areas where a convergence of cold and warm fronts is common. i.e. US Midwest.
10-14 per year	The United States records about 1200 tornadoes per year, whereas the Netherlands records the highest number of tornadoes per area compared to other countries. Tornadoes occur commonly in spring and the fall season and are less common in winters
warm areas	Places where cold and warm fronts converge. Can be just almost anywhere.
rain	Rain, sleet, and hail