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Regarding this, why is a Tor called a tor?

Tor is free and open-source software for enabling anonymous communication. The name is derived from an acronym for the original software project name "The Onion Router". Onion routing is implemented by encryption in the application layer of a communication protocol stack, nested like the layers of an onion.

how are Tors made? Granite Tors start to form when magma that has intruded into the crust cools to form a batholith. The softer rock above the batholith erodes away over time leaving the batholith exposed to the elements. This process affects the Tor more where the joints are closer together.

Beside this, what is the difference between a TOR and a hill?

As nouns the difference between hill and tor is that hill is an elevated location smaller than a mountain while tor is ("hard, difficult; strong; rich") or tor can be a craggy outcrop of rock on the summit of a hill.

How are tors formed BBC Bitesize?

It has over 150 rock outcrops called tors which were formed by a combination of freeze-thaw weathering and hydrolysis . It contains areas of standing water and peat bogs , due to the combination of high rainfall and impermeable rock. It features V-shaped river valleys which were formed by the numerous surface streams.