A series of ocean waves with very long wavelengths caused by large-scale disturbances of the ocean, such as:
earthquakes or volcanic eruptions is known as..
What is a TSUNAMI
100
•The most powerful Tornadoes occurred here.
Where is in the United States?
100
•The word volcano originally comes from the name of what Roman god of fire?.
What is the Roman God Vulcan ?
100
The term 'cyclones' can also include 2 other tropical storms.
What are , hurricanes, and typhoons?
100
huge waves of water that are usually caused by earthquakes or volcanic eruptions are known as ?
What is a Tsunami?
200
A low pressure system that forms over warm tropical waters, characterised by wind gusts of up to 280 kilometres per hour around a calm centre.
What is a cyclone
200
•A typical tornado only lasts this long
How long is a few minutes?
200
Volcanoes are usually located where what types of plates meet.
What is a tectonic plate?
200
The centre of the cyclone is known as the?
What is the eye?
200
The word tsunami literally means ‘harbor wave’ and comes from which language?
What is Japanese ?
300
A mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system
What is a Tornado
300
Tornado is from the word tronada, meaning thunderstorm and comes from which language
What is Spanish?
300
Over 75% of the volcanoes on Earth are found in the "Ring of Fire" located in which Ocean?
What is the Pacific Ocean ?
300
The average life of a cyclone is?
What is one week?
300
Which trees with long, bare trunks are well adapted to life on the shore and often survive tsunamis intact.
What is a Palm Tree?
400
A fire in scrub or a forest, especially one that spreads rapidly.
What is a bushfire?
400
Most of the world’s destructive tornadoes occur during this season of the year?
What is summer?
400
Hot liquid rock under the Earth’s surface is known as ?
What is Magma?
400
In 2005 in the city of New Orleans in the United States a cyclone caused around $80 billion dollars worth of property damage and lead to around 80% of the city being flooded. What was the name of the cyclone?
What is Cyclone Katrina?
400
Tsunamis have been known to reach speed of
What is 500 miles an hour.
500
A mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapour, and gas are or have been erupted from the earth's crust
What is a Volcano ?
500
Most of the worlds tornadoes occur in this country.
What is the United States?
500
Hot liquid rock under the Earth’s surface is known as magma but after it comes out of a volcano it is known as?
What is lava ?
500
Cyclones are categorized from 1-5. The most damaging Cyclones is a category ?
What is a category 5?
500
While tsunamis have been recorded in every ocean on Earth, about 80% of all tsunamis occur in the “Ring of Fire” in which ocean?