SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

WORLD GEOGRAPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A violently rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm is a
A
hurricane
B
earthquake
C
tornado
D
volcano
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A tornado is a violently rotating column of air that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground and is often-although not always-visible as a funnel cloud. Lightning and hail are common in thunderstorms that produce tornadoes. Tornadoes can strike in any season and can occur at all hours of the day and night.

Detailed explanation-2: -This feature is probably close both in size and location to the parent rotating updraft (called a mesocyclone) which has spawned the violent tornado. Strong and violent tornadoes usually form in association with mesocyclones, which tend to occur with the most intense events in the thunderstorm spectrum.

Detailed explanation-3: -What is a tornado? A tornado is a violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground. The most violent tornadoes are capable of tremendous destruction with wind speeds of up to 300 miles per hour. They can destroy large buildings, uproot trees and hurl vehicles hundreds of yards.

Detailed explanation-4: -A rotating column of high-speed winds that appears as a dark funnel-shaped cloud reaching from the sky to the ground is called a tornado.

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