I always thought they were the same thing, until I Wikipedia'd it and they were too seperate entities and I didn't comprehend the scientific jargon of a cyclone to tell if it actually was a tornado or not. Haha, any help is appreciated!
2007-06-01 19:23:44 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
Wow, so much crap from people who didn't even look up the definitions.
benfields, dchld, fifamaet, and dulcrayon don't have a clue what they are saying. (add dream theater)
Northstar, mephistoel, and epdavies have the right answers.
Please people - at least have a clue before you answer.
2007-06-01 22:15:47 · answer #1 · answered by smartprimate 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A cyclone is another name for a Hurricane. Hurricanes in the Atlantic - Cyclones in the pacific - but they are both VERY large storm systems.
A Tornado on the other hand is spawned from One super cell storm and can be as small as only a few metres wide. They are rated by the amount of destructive damage they do (force 1) up to large Tornadoes more than a mile wide which if they cause death are rated at a force 5..
2007-06-02 02:33:44 · answer #2 · answered by ? 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Nothing There Both The Same Just Different Names.
A Cyclone Is A Hurricane And A Tornado Is A Funnel That Sucks Up Everything In It's Path.
2007-06-02 02:29:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
A cyclone is the same as a hurricane. It is a large scale weather system that forms over water. A tornado is a much smaller and shorter lived entity and it usually forms over land. However, a tornado's winds could be as strong as any hurricane.
2007-06-02 02:33:25 · answer #4 · answered by Northstar 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
A cyclone is the name generally given to a hurricane in the souther hemisphere. It is a tropical depression which causes a large rotating storm system.
A tornado is a local phenomenon that can occur almost anywhere on Earth (except near the equator) in the right conditions - a thunder storm with supercells causing violent updrafts.
2007-06-02 03:43:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
A tornado is in the northern hemisphere a cyclone is in the southern hemisphere
2007-06-02 05:18:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
same thing a cyclone is on water and a tornado is on land
2007-06-02 02:32:25 · answer #7 · answered by dulcrayon 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The size, Tornado is much bigger and devastating.
2007-06-02 02:31:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
well I think there are some in england or something....
that's what I heard
from some cool girl.
2007-06-02 02:29:18 · answer #9 · answered by dchld 1 · 1⤊ 3⤋
nothing
2007-06-02 05:11:13 · answer #10 · answered by dream theatre 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋