Vocab Vault
Opening in the Earth's crust - heated materials to reach the surface
What is a volcano?
Massive amount of snowfall, ice, and rock sliding down a slope
What is an avalanche?
Effect: Wildfire
Cause: Earthquake
Snowstorm with high winds
What is a blizzard?
A rectangular garden plot is 12 feet long and 9 feet wide. A smaller plot next to it measures 6 feet by 6 feet. How much larger is the area of the larger plot compared to the smaller one?
Large Plot Area: 12 x 9 = 108 square feet
Small Plot Area: 6 x 6 = 36 square feet
Difference: 108 - 36 = 72 square feet
Danger to humans resulting in an event
What is a hazard?
Flow of water over land that is not normally covered with water
What is a flood?
Cause: Tornado
Effect: Wind Damage
Funnel-shaped wind storm that reach from clouds all the way to the ground
What is a tornado?
A square sandbox has an area of 49 square meters. What is the length of one side?
7 meters
Massive wave that can cause damage
What is a tsunami?
Long period of time without rain
What is a drought?
Effect: Ash Cloud
Cause: Volcano
Begin over warm ocean water
What is a hurricane?
A rectangular art canvas has an area of 60 square inches. If the length is 12 inches, what is the width?
Width = 60/12 = 5 inches
Release of volcanic material
What is an eruption?
Increased water causes soil and rock to loosen causing what natural hazard?
What is a a landslide?
Cause: Flooding
Effect: Erosion
Lightning strikes can cause this natural hazard
What is a wildfire?
Sarah has a rectangular garden that measures 12 feet by 8 feet. She wants to put a fence around the entire garden. How much fencing does she need?
P = L+L+W+W
P= 12+12+8+8
P = 40 feet
Stress of Earth's plates sliding past each other
What is an earthquake?
What is the difference between an avalanche and a landslide?
Avalanche - Snow, Rock, Soil down a slope
Landslide - Rock, Soil down a slope
Cause: Hurricane
Effect: high winds, rain, flooding
Scientists can warn people when possible, or ________ hazards are coming
What is potential?
Mia is making a picture frame for her painting, which is 18 inches long and 12 inches wide. How much wood does she need to make the frame around her painting?
P=L+L+W+W
P=18+18+12+12
P= 60 inches