Vocabulary
Name That Natural Disaster Category
What Is This?
Our Earth
Anything Goes
100
Define what a natural disaster is
dangerous natural events that happen when the Earth's land, water, air, and living things change suddenly.
100
Name the 4 categories of natural disasters, and what they each stand for
Geographical - earth
Hydrological -water
Meteorological - weather
Biological- human
100
Name this and explain what happens. 
Tsunami - a big wave
100
How many layers does the Earth have and name them?
3 - Crust, mantle, Core
100
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather is day to day.
Climate is the average weather over a long period of time.
200
What is the natural disaster that is shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath the earth's surface?
Earthquake
200
What is the definition of a Geological Disaster, and give one example
comes from movements deep inside the earth, involving rocks, magma, and shuffling of plate tectonics.
Earthquakes/volcanoes
200
Name this and explain what it is.
Drought - when no rain occurs for a long period of time.
200
What plate boundary happens when two plates slide past each other?
Transform Boundary
200
Name the 4 types of precitiation
Rain, snow, sleet, hail
300
What is the natural disaster that is a rupture in the crust of the earth that allows hot lava, ash, and gasses to escape from a magma chamber below the surface?
Volcano
300
What is the definition of Hydrological Disasters and give an example
Caused by water moving dangerously on land, in rivers, or in oceans.
Floods/Tsunamis
300
Name this and explain what happens.
Earthquake - when the land shifts
300
What plate boundary is it when two plates slowly crash into each other?
Convergent Boundary
300
What is the person called who studies weather?
Meteorologist
400
What is the natural disaster that is a great mass of falling snow and ice?
Avalanche
400
What is the definition of Meteorological Disasters and give one example
weather and atmosphere changes including storms, winds, and extreme temperatures. They form when air pressure, temperature, and moisture change rapidly.
Hurricanes/Tornados
400
Name what this is and explain what happens.
Hurricane - rain, thunder, lightening, and very strong winds.
400
What plate boundary is it when two plates slide apart?
Divergent Boundary
400
Name 2 out of the 4 main factors that affect the weather
Human activities, latitude, altitude, closeness to water, ocean currents, wind patterns, landscapes (topography), Seasonal change, humidity
500
What is a crack in the earth's surface called?
a fault
500
What is the definition of a Biological Disaster and give one example.
Caused by living organisms like viruses, bacteria, insect or animals. It happens when a disease or pests spreads quickly due to close contact or environmental changes.
500
Name what this is and tell something that only happens during that time.
summer- up to teacher
fall- up to teacher
winter- up to teacher
spring- up to teacher
500
Describe Pangea
Pangea was a supercontinent that joined nearly all of Earth's landmasses into a single giant continent
500
Name 3 of the top 10 most natural disaster prone states in the US.
California, Texas, Florida, Oklahoma, Alabama, Louisianna, Texas, Missouri, Hawaii, Tennessee