Home
Class 12
PHYSICS
Why the speed of whirlwind in a tornado ...

Why the speed of whirlwind in a tornado is alarmingly high ?

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

In a tornado, the air from the surrounding whirl. inwards as the air at the centre rises. Since the moment of inertia decreases
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • MOTION IN A STRAIGHT LINE

    MBD PUBLICATION|Exercise QUESTION BANK|193 Videos

  • MOVING CHARGES AND MAGNETISM

    MBD PUBLICATION|Exercise QUESTION BANK|148 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

Why is boiling point of HF abnormally high ?

Why is the boiling point of hydrofluoric acid abnormally high?

The speed of sound in humid air is more than in dry air, why? Will the speed of sound in humid hydrogen be more than that in dry hydrogen?

Name the method of refining to obtain silicon of high purity.

Which have high boiling points:

The enthalpies of atomization of the transition elements are high.