These natural disasters are created when an earthquake creates a massive wave that can destroy entire cities!
What is a Tsunami?
100
These massive storms develop over the oceans and gain power and size as they move across the Atlantic.
What is a Hurricane?
100
As this pours down the sides of a volcano it resembles a river of fire.
What is lava?
100
On August 23, 2005 this massive storm generated over the Atlantic Ocean, one week later it became the deadliest storm in history
What is Hurricane Katrina?
200
Although we need water for transportation, electricity and having fun, this is the most important reason we need it.
What is drinking?
200
These huge storms are known as Hurricanes when they are created over the Atlantic. A Pacific version of the same storm is called this.
What is a Typhoon?
200
The people of the country were devasted by an earthquake in January of 2010 when a 7.0 Magnitude Earthquake stuck.
What is Haiti?
200
The most active volcanoes are found along the edge of the Pacific Plate, giving it this circular name.
What is Pacific Ring of Fire?
200
Miners in this country were rescued on October 15 2010, after spending a record setting 2 months underground.
What is Chile?
300
This third largest river in the world has been dammed up by a government hoping to generate enough electricity to power to meet 10% of the country's needs.
What is the Yangtze River
300
Lightening often strickes dry areas, creating one of these devastating natural disasters! But remember that they can start many other ways, including by humans!
What is a wildfire.
300
The unique name for several state’s in the American Midwest, where most of the world’s Twister’s occur
What is Tornado Alley?
300
As it cools, lava creates new landforms. Anncient sheets of rock are called this.
Hint: there is a giant one just north of here!
What is a Shield? or The Canadian Shield?
300
This Hurricane wreaked havoc on Canada's Atlantic coast this fall, causing major flooding and claiming the lives of a few Newfoundlanders.
What is Hurricane Igor?
400
As water rages over the landscape it slowly washes away rocks and sand, creating this effect.
What is erosion?
400
Earthquakes can be one of the most devastating natural disasters, but this is how they happen.
What is the movement of techtonic plates?
400
These Biotic elements are the most susceptible to wildfires.
What is a tree?
400
These are the 3 layers that make up the Earth.
What are the Core, the Mantle and the Crust?
400
On September 3rd, 2010 a massive earthquake struck this small island nation destroying thousands of homes.
What is New Zealand?
500
This can easily travel through river systems to end up in the oceans, which is exactly why we have to think about how much of it we put into rivers, lakes and streams.
What is pollution?
500
A twister (or tornado) is special kind of thunderstorm, and this is how it is created.
What is a warm front and cold front meet creating a massive storm, as they meet the cool air is pushed downwards moving in a circular motion?
500
This ancinet continent has shifted and moved over millions of years to form the 7 continents we know today.
What is Pangaea?
500
The core of the Earth is made up of a giant ball of this heavy metal.
What is iron?
500
On Tuesday, this area of he world was devasted by a volcanic eruption, a typhoon and a small Tsunami!