Tectonic or Geological
The three geological natural disasters
What are earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis
What is constructive (divergent)
Occurs between latitudes ____ and ____ north and south
Ocean must be at least _____ deep
Temperatures must be at least _____ degrees celsius
5 and 20
60
27
They are two types of crust
What is oceanic and continental crust
The three climatic natural disasters
What are tropical storms, floods, and droughts
This plate boundary happens between a continental plate and an oceanic plate.
What is a destructive plate boundary or converging
This is used to measure how quickly a river responds to a rainfall event
What is a hydrograph
These two parts make up the lithosphere
What is crust and upper mantle
True or false: Storm surges are a result of tsunamis
What is false: Storm surges are a result of tropical storms
What is a collision zone (converging)
This is the scientist who came up with Continental Drift Theory
Who is Alfred Wegener
This layer is solid and records around 5000-6000 degrees Celsius
What is the inner core
Volcanic eruptions can also cause earthquakes
What is true
At this boundary, no plates are destroyed or created.
What is a conservative plate boundary
Scenario 1: A 6.2 magnitude earthquake strikes a remote mountain region with a population of just 5000 people. Most houses are small one-story buildings. The area has limited infrastructure and landslides occur, blocking main roads.
Scenario 2: A 5.8 magnitude earthquake hits a densely populated city with 3 million people. Many buildings are tall and old, and the city has major bridges, ports, and hospitals. Power lines and water pipes rupture; fires break out.
Scenario 2!
Higher population + vulnerable buildings + vital infrastructure = greater impact.
This type of crust is heavier and can sink into the earth (subduction) causing it to be constantly destroyed and renewed.
What is oceanic crust
True or false: Most tsunamis are generated by underwater landslides rather than tectonic plate movements
What is false: Most tsunamis are triggered by undersea earthquakes caused by tectonic plate movement.
Shield volcanoes happen at this plate boundary
What is a constructive plate boundary
This periodic climate phenomenon occurs when unusually warm ocean surface temperatures develop in the central eastern Pacific, disrupting global weather patterns and often causes _____, _____, and economic losses and majorly impacts the ______ industry.
What is El Nino
Floods and Droughts
Fishing
What is the asthenosphere