A tornado is like a giant spinning straw that reaches from the sky to the ground, made by strong winds inside a thunderstorm. A hurricane is more like a big, swirling ocean storm that can cover hundreds of miles and last for days. Tornadoes are smaller and faster, but hurricanes are bigger and slower.
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- A tornado could rip through a small town in minutes, while a hurricane might batter a whole coast for days.
- Hurricanes can flood cities and knock down trees, but tornadoes tear through everything in their path quickly.
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- Why Do We Have Different Kinds of Weather?
- How Do Glaciers Move?
- Why Do Oceans Glow in the Dark?
- Why Do Trees Change Color in the Fall?
- Why Do Some Trees Lose Their Leaves in Winter?
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