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A violently rotating column of air is formed around a region of extremely low air pressure above land. Which of these weather conditions is most likely to follow?

blizzard
cyclone
tornado
hurricane

User Krantisinh
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tornado is the answer

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Answer:

Option (C)

Step-by-step explanation:

A tornado is considered to be huge, powerful rotating pillar of air that extends from a thunderstorm touching the ground surface. When warm, moist air interacts with cool, dry air mass, then it results in instability within the atmosphere. Due to the changing direction of wind and increasing wind speed with respect to height, it creates a spinning effect in the lower part of the atmosphere. This air that rises up tilts the rotating air extending vertically from the ground surface. It can have up to a speed of about 300 mph (miles/hour), which are very destructive. It can cause damages to the buildings, trees and vehicles.

Hence, the correct answer is option (C).

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