Question

What is the difference between a tornado and a cyclone? [3 MARKS]

Answer 1

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$\begin{array}{cc}\text{Cyclone}& \text{Tornado}\\ \text{A cyclone is a huge and powerful storm.}& \text{A tornado is violent, twisted funnel}\\ & \text{of high speed wind.}\\ \text{A cyclone consists of a low pressure area}& \text{It is formed when a funnel like column}\\ \text{with high pressure all around.}& \text{of cold air sinks down from a story cloud.}\\ \text{High speed winds go around the centre}& \text{Warm air rises up which whirls up}\\ \text{violently and are accompanied by heavy}& \text{causing high speed circulating winds.}\\ \text{rains. They have large diameters.}& \text{They have relatively smaller diameter.}\end{array}$