Natural Disasters
Two natural disasters
Volcano, Earthquake, Tsunami...
What is the thickest layer of earth?
What is the thinnest layer?
Mantle
Crust
Name one thing that comes out of a volcano when it erupts
Lava/Ash cloud
What is a landlside?
Land slides down a mountain
What is a tsunami? What is a flood?
A tsunami is a big wave caused by an earthquake or volcano erupting in the sea. A flood is when the water gets to high.
What is a natural disaster?
A natural disaster is when an event such as an earthquake damages buldings and injures/kills people.
What are the 4 layers of earth?
Inner and outer core, mantle, crust
In the volcano the mantle can get hot an change to a liquid, what is this called?
Magma
What weather can create a landslide?
Heavy rain/ earthquake
How can we stay safe from a tsunami or flood?
Go to a high place, go far from the beach, don't go in the water
What is a natural hazard?
A natural hazard is an event like a volcano but there are no people living near by.
The crust of earth is like....?
What is it called?
Puzzle
Tectonic plate
Where is the magma in the volcano?
Magma chamber
Why is a landslide dangerous?
Can happen quickly/ it's very powerful/ very big pieces of rock/wood/garbage can hurt you
What is the area next to the river called? What often happens here?
Floodplains. This area often gets flooded after heavy rain.
Name 6 natural disasters where they happen.
Earthquakes happen in Japan often.
Tornadoes often happen in the USA...
What is a fault?
What are the 3 faults?
When tectonic plates rub against each other
Reverse, normal, transcurrent
What is the crack that allows the magma to move up the volcano called?
What is the hole at the top called?
Magma chamber
Crater
What are the 3 things that make landslide?
Steep , Slippery, Gravity
Why is a tsunami wave more dangerous than a normal wave?
A tsunami wave begins at the bottom of the sea so it has much more water pushing it.
What is the difference between natural disasters and natural hazards? Name 6 disasters and where they happen
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Explain the 3 faults
Reverse makes a mountain, normal makes a valley and transcurrent moves side to side
Name all parts of the volcano
Magma, magma chamber, vent, creater, lava, ash cloud
What are the 3 things that make a landslide but describe the meaning of each thing with examples?
Steep, slippery, gravity
Explain how a tsunami and a flood are the same.
Explain how they are different.
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