Floods
True or False- Floods can take place in any part of the United States.
True- Nowhere is immune to flooding
True or False- is the ground always moving?
True- it's just rare we feel it.
List 3 causes of Wildfires.
Burning trash/ debris, campfires, fireworks, smoking etc.
True or false- Volcanoes are credited for creating islands such as Hawaii.
True- with the help of tectonic movement.
Buildings collapse
Earthquake
What are common causes of floods?
Rain, Snowmelt, other natural disaster
Earthquakes are caused by tectonic _____ colliding into each other.
Plates
What three things does a fire need to burn? (Triangle)
Fuel, Oxygen, fire source (heat). (EPIC-Wildfires)
When magma reaches the surface of the earth we call it _____.
Lava
New land is formed
A ____ flood is a sudden flood typical due to large amounts of rain. It also ends quickly
Flash Flood
The layer of Earth we live on.
The Crust
EXPLAIN- how can you prepare or PREVENT a wildfire?
Disaster kit, being safe with fire. Putting spark/ flames out. Adult supervision
Burnt land/ loss of animal habitats/ loss of human life/ smoke damage
Wildfires
How can you prepare for a flood?
Med Kit, fresh water, high ground, sandbags, moving items
Earthquakes occur most often at ____ lines.
Fault lines- The San Andreas Fault in CA
On the west coast, in _________, Wildfires occur almost every year. (US state)
California (esri.com)
A thick, fast-moving, and hot avalanche of gas, solid, and liquid volcanic debris that can move up to 50–100 miles per hour.
Pyroclastic Flow
Gas lines break causing possible fires
Earthquakes
EXPLAIN- How can floods actually be GOOD for certain environments?
From NEWS ELA- "Floods can help refill fresh water supplies. They can keep lakes from drying up. Floods also help
marshes and swamps. Many animals depend on marshes and swamps. In dry seasons, they might
dry up. But floods help refill the wetlands and keep the ecosystem going."
What are we doing as a society to help prevent loss of life from earthquakes? How do we prepare?
Disaster prep plan. Seismic monitoring centers. Constantly reading the data. (news ELA- The Mystery of Earthquakes)
How do fire fighters use "fire to fight fire?"
Controlled burn to take away the fuel for a fire. (PBS.org-Science Trek video- wildfire basics)
An extremely active volcanic fault line area in the Pacific ocean is called the _____ of fire.
Ring of fire. Game-Ring of fire travel guide.n
A very strong earthquake in the middle of the ocean can cause a ....
Tsunami/ tidal wave