Volcanic eruption
Hurricane
Earth Quakes
Tsunami
Natural Hazards
Ectra
100
What is coming out of the volcano?
Smoke or steam
100
What is a Hurricane?
When the maximum sustained winds of a tropical storm reach 74 miles per hour.
100
Whats an Earth Quake?
An earthquake is the sudden shaking of the Earth's surface caused by a rapid release of energy in the planet's.
100
What is a tsunami?
A giant waves caused by earthquakes or volcanic eruptions under the sea.
100
What is a Natural Hazard?
A natural hazard is a powerful, naturally occurring event (like an earthquake, flood, volcano, or hurricane) that threatens people, property, and the environment, with the potential to cause damage, destruction, and loss of life
100
What is the name of the red nosed rain deer?
Rudolf
200
What is a Volcano?
An opening in the Earth's crust.
200
What is the calm center of a Hurricane called?
The eye.
200
Why do earthquakes happen?"
Due to the sudden slipping of rocks along faults in the Earth's crust, releasing built-up stress as seismic waves that cause shaking
200
What causes a Tsunami?
A large, sudden displacements of ocean water, most commonly from powerful undersea earthquakes.
200
Can you name three examples of a Natural Hazard?
Earthquakes, Floods, and Wildfires,
200
Whats is a different name for sata?
Saint.Nick, Kris Kringle, ect.
300
What mountain is this?
Mount Saint. Helans
300
Whats the fastest wind speed in a Hurricane?
252 mph (406 km/h).
300
What causes a Earth quake?
Most earthquakes are caused by the movement and interaction of the large, rigid pieces of the Earth's surface known as tectonic plates.
300
What does the word 'tsunami' mean?
It is a Japanese word meaning "harbor wave".
300
How does a Wildfire start?
Wildfires can start from natural causes, such as lightning, but most are caused by humans
300
What cookie dose Santa not like in the movie
"Red ONE"
Macadamia nut.
400
What happens before a Volcano erupts?
Magma rises, earthquakes, ground swelling (deformation), and changes in gas emissions.
400
Where did Hurricane Katrina hit?
New Orleans
400
How do earthquakes cause damage?
Intense ground shaking that can collapse buildings, break infrastructure, and trigger secondary hazards like landslides, liquefaction and tsunamis
400
How does a tsunami differ from a normal ocean wave?
in its cause massive wavelength immense energy, and behavior near shore.
400
How long does it take to stop a wildfire?
A few hours for small, quickly contained fires to several weeks or even months for large, complex incidents
400
What is Rudolf's girlfriend's name?
Clareise
500
Why do volcanoes erupt?
Volcanoes erupt because pressure from deep within the Earth forces buoyant magma (molten rock) upwards through weak spots in the crust.
500
What Hurricane is this?
Katrina.
500
What three types of data are used to create earthquake risk maps?
Seismic Hazard Data Ground Motion/Site Condition Data and Exposure & Vulnerability Data.
500
predict and understand why people stay in tsunami-prone areas despite the risk?
strong economic ties, deep cultural and family roots perceived low risk affordability and practical barriers like the high cost or difficulty of moving.
500
Whats most devastating Natural Hazard?
floods (like the 1931 Yangtze River floods) and earthquakes (like the Tangshan or Haiti quakes).
500
In the movie "Elf" what is the main characters name?
Buddy