Hurricanes
Explain the difference between a hurricane watch and a hurricane warning.
During a hurricane watch, there is the possibility that a hurricane will make landfall within 36 hours. When a hurricane warning is issued, a hurricane is definitely on the way.
A shaking of the land is called a(n)...
Earthquake
I which year did an earthquake and tsunami destroy most of the portuguese capital, Lisbon?
1755
What is water scarcity ?
a) A lot of water
b) lack of water
b) lack of water
True or False: Wasting less food is a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
True
True or False? Hurricane Adam took place in 1958.
False. Between 1953 and 1979, hurricanes were only given female names.
A thin skin around the Earth is called the...
Crust
What is the most common cause of a tsunami?
Underwater earthquakes.
what are the effects of water scarcity?
a) less water, dirty water, more insects, undrinkable water
b) healthy water
c) drinkable water
d) no insects
a) less water, dirty water, more insects, undrinkable water
What is the Greenhouse Effect?
a) The name of climate change legislation that passed by congress
b) When you paint your house green to become an environmentalist
c) When the gasses in our atmosphere trap heat and block it from escaping our planet
d) When you build a greenhouse
c) When the gasses in our atmosphere trap heat and block it from escaping our planet
What does a hurricane hunter do?
a. use computers with satellite images to predict the paths of hurricanes
b. issue official watches and warnings to notify people of danger
c. fly airplanes through hurricanes
c. fly airplanes through hurricanes
The layer of molten rock below the crust is called the...
mantle
What does the word "tsunami" mean in Japanese?
a. Tidal wave
b. Harbor wave
c. Killer wave
d. Century wave
Our English word "tsunami" comes from the Japanese term for "harbor wave."
What percent of the water on earth can be used by humans?
a) 1%
b) 100%
c) 80%
d) 25%
a) 1%
Which of the following are consequences associated with climate change?
a) The ice sheets are declining, glaciers are in retreat globally, and our oceans are more acidic than ever
b) Surface temperatures are setting new heat records about each year
c) More extreme weather like droughts, heat waves, and hurricanes
d) Global sea levels are rising at an alarmingly fast rate — 17 centimeters (6.7 inches) in the last century alone and going higher.
e) All of the above
e) All of the above
What would you observe if you were in the eye of a hurricane?
a. strong, spinning winds
b. calm or very little wind
c. heavy rain, thunder, and lightning
b. calm or very little wind
Large sections of the Earth's crust are called...
Plates.
What is the most active tsunami area?
a. Pacific Ocean
b. Caribbean Sea
c. Indian Ocean
d. North Atlantic Ocean
Most tsunamis, about 80 percent, happen within the Pacific Ocean’s Ring of Fire, a geologically active area where tectonic shifts make volcanoes and earthquakes common.
In the developing world, who is usually responsible for fetching water?
a) men
b) girls
c) the elderly
d) boys
b) girls
Which of these countries emits the most carbon dioxide?
a) China
b) USA
c) UK
d) Russia
a) China
True or False? Hurricanes begin to lose strength when they hit land.
True.
Where two plates meet is called a...
Plate boundary
What is the deadliest tsunami ever recorded?
a. The 1782 South China Sea tsunami
b. The 1868 northern Chile tsunami
c. The 1883 South Java Sea tsunami
In 2004 more than 200,000 people—the most ever recorded—died in an Indian Ocean tsunami that was triggered by an earthquake off Sumatra, Indonesia.
Which diseases and sicknesses can dirty water cause?
a) diarrhea
b) dysentery
c) typhoid
d) all of these diseases
d) all of the above
Globally, which of the following economic sectors emits the largest percentage of greenhouse gas emissions?
a) Transportation
b) Buildings
c) Industry
d) Electricity and heat production
d) Electricity and heat production