🔍 Key Concepts

• Difference between a tornado over land and over water • Common terms for rotating wind storms over warm ocean water • How the same weather phenomenon can have different names based on location

💭 Think About

• First, think about what we call a funnel-shaped, rotating column of air when it is over land. • Now consider what that same rotating column of air is called when it is occurring over a body of water rather than land. • Compare that with what we typically call large, organized storm systems that form over warm ocean waters in the tropics.

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify which option specifically describes a tornado-like funnel that is in contact with a body of water. • Make sure you distinguish between a large-scale tropical storm system and a localized rotating funnel. • Check which term is used when a land-based tornado moves over water without changing its basic structure.