Hurricanes
The name of the unit/scale hurricanes are measured by.
Categories
(The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale)
At least 2 safety measures to take during a tornado.
Going to a basement, going to a room with no windows, staying inside, getting as low to the ground as one can, getting under something sturdy
(Name 2)
The name of the unit/scale tornadoes are measured by.
Magnitude scales
(Richter Scale)
Examples of manmade disasters.
(Name at least 3)
Chemical spills, terrorism, war, biological threats, drinking water contamination, climate change etc.
The year COVID 19 majorly affected the US.
2020
(97.1 million cases in the US alone)
The other disaster hurricanes may cause.
(2 potential answers)
Tornadoes or Floods
The name of the unit/scale tornadoes are measured by.
F Scale or EF Scale
(Fujita Scale or Enhanced Fujita Scale)
What to do during an earthquake.
(Name at least 3)
Get down, cover head and neck with hands and arms, get under heavy furniture, hold on to something sturdy etc.
Things to do to prepare for emergency.
Have non perishable food, have first aid kits, know how to supply basic first aid, have emergency plan ready with contacts and locations to meet for shelter, etc.
Warm air and water rising into a preexisting storm.
How tornadoes are formed.
Really fast winds spinning during a storm.
EF0=65-85 mph
EF5=more than 200 mph
Most earthquakes are followed by this.
Aftershocks
(They are usually smaller but can still cause damage. Aftershocks can continue days and even weeks after the main quake.)
Name of the site of Ukraine's first nuclear power plant near near Kiev, Ukraine that had a nuclear reactor accident.
Chernobyl
(The entire nearby town of Pripyat had to evacuate)
At least 2 safety measures to take during a flood warning.
Find shelter, get to higher ground, call 911 for rescue, turn off all power, avoid any moving water, etc.
(Name 2)
The name of the hurricane that hit South Carolina in 1989.
Hurricane Hugo
(It was a Category 5 hurricane and caused $11 billion in property damage.)
Name of a tornado formed over water.
Waterspout
(Most common in tropical waters. Cuba, Florida Keys, etc.)
The usual length of an earthquake. (Timewise)
A few seconds
Location of the Deepwater Horizon explosion causing millions of gallons of oil to spill.
Gulf of Mexico
(approximately 134 million gallons of oil spilled into the ocean)
The general location hurricanes begin to form that eventually hit the US.
(2 potential answers)
Gulf of Mexico or the Atlantic Ocean near West Africa
Location in US where the most tornadoes in the world spawn.
(Name at least three states in this area)
Tornado Alley
(spans portions of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Indiana, Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, and Ohio ; spawns approximately 1000 tornadoes a year)
The state with the most earthquakes.
Alaska
Alaska has about 20,000 earthquakes per year.
(California is the state where earthquakes cause the most property damage. There are on average 10,000 earthquakes a year in California)
Name of the water crisis in a majority black city in Michigan.
Flint Water Crisis
(In order to save money, water was taken from the Flint River for residents to drink which was contaminated with lead. This lead to at least 90 people becoming sick and caused 12 deaths.)