Tornadoes
What should you do during a tornado warning
Avoid windows. Go to the lowest floor, small center room, under a stairwell, or in an interior hallway with no windows. Crouch as low as possible to the floor, facing down and cover your head with your hands.
How do earthquakes happen
Happens when rocks underground suddenly break
What is global warming
refers to the gradual warming of global-average temperatures due to the slowly increasing concentrations of man-made atmospheric greenhouse gases, primarily carbon dioxide
What are volcanic rocks
Volcanic rock is a rock formed from magma erupted from a volcano
About how many hours occur between high tides
12 hours
Where are tornadoes most likely to occur
most common in the central part of the United States, known as the Great Plains
How do earthquakes cause damage
The magnitude or size of an earthquake
What is the difference between climate and weather
Climate is long-term and weather is short-term
Which structures the ocean floor are equivalent to mountains on land
The continental shelf, slope, and tranches
What is a lithosphere
The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
How are tornadoes formed
Most tornadoes are formed from thunder storms you need hot and cold climate to meet
Will more shocks be felt after a strong earthquake
For several hours, or even days, after a strongly felt earthquake
How do clouds form
condensed water or ice. Clouds form when rising air, through expansion, cools to the point where some of the water vapor molecules clump together faster than they are torn apart by their thermal energy
How can volcano eruptions be predicted
They install an instrument and monitor the volcano and match past eruptions to compare them
How do geographers identify different types of rocks
Minerals vary in ways they can be distinguished. Some are easy to identify by hardness, color,streak, or luster
Explain the process of a tornado
The wind coming into the storm starts to swirl and forms a funnel. The air in the funnel spins faster and faster and creates a very low-pressure area which sucks more air and objects into it. The severe thunderstorms which produce tornadoes form where cold dry polar air meets warm moist tropical air
Where do most earthquakes occur
Near plate boundaries
2 states that Hurricane Harvey affected
Texas, Louisiana
How did Mt. Fuji form
Eruptions and explosions
What type of mountain is Mt St Helens
Composite
What percent of tornadoes hit the violent category
2%
Can people cause earthquakes
Minor earthquakes have been triggered by human activities such as mining
How many houses did Hurricane Harvey destroy
100,000 houses
Where is the most active volcano in the world
Kilauea volcano on Hawaii is the world's most active volcano
What would happen if the plate tectonics continue to move
There is a chance that the plates will crash into each other