Tornadoes
Floods
Hurricanes
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
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Location in U.S. where most tornadoes occur.
What is Tornado alley.
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Floods typically happen during periods of heavy_____.
Rainfall
100
Location where most hurricanes begin.
What is over warm tropical oceans.
100
Name of the fault that runs through California near Los Angeles.
What is the San Andreas Fault.
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Name given to the opening in a volcano.
What is the vent.
200
The name given to the spiraling of winds in a tornado.
What is vortex.
200
The name given to the center of the spiraling winds in a hurricane.
What is the eye.
200
Name given to the exact location of an earthquakes release of energy.
What is the focus.
200
Two namez given to molten rock before it reaches Earth's surface and then after it reaches earth's surface.
What are magma and lava.
300
Name of the scale used for measuring the strength of a tornado.
What is the Fujita Scale.
300
Rock type that is formed when existing rock is changed by heat and pressure.
What is metamorphic rock.
300
The source of energy that creates hurricanes.
What is sunlight evaporating ocean water.
300
Scale used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake.
What is the Richter Scale.
300
Name given to the large collapsed basin created by an exploding volcano.
What is a caldera.
400
Names of three states within Tornado Alley
What is Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois Arkansas
400
Diagram showing how any rock can be changed into any other type of rock.
What is the Rock Cycle.
400
Scale used to measure the strength of a hurricane.
What is the Saffir-Simpson Scale.
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Region of numerous earthquakes and volcanoes surrounding the Pacific Plate.
What is The Ring of Fire.
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Names of three volcanic mountains in the Pacific Northwest.
What is Mt. Rainier, Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Baker, Mt. Shasta, Mt. Hood, Mt. Adams
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