Volcanoes
Hurricanes
Earthquakes
Floods
Tsunamis
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This hot melted rock comes out of a volcano.

Lava

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Hurricanes form over this type of warm water.

Ocean

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Earthquakes cause the ground to do this.

Shake

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Floods happen when too much of this falls in a short time.

Rain

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Tsunamis are giant ocean waves usually caused by this natural disaster.

Earthquakes.

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Volcanoes are usually found near these giant moving pieces of Earth's crust.

Tectonic plates

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The calm center of a hurricane is called this.

The Eye

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The tool that measures an earthquake's strength is

A Seismograph
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A flood that can happen very quickly without warning is called a...

Flash Flood.

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Tsunamis travel across this large body of water.

The Ocean

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This famous volcano buried the city of Pompeii in AD 79.

Mount Vesuvius

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Hurricanes spin because of Earth's rotation, this effect is called...

The Coriolis Effect

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The huge cracks in the Earth's crust where many earthquakes happen.

Faults/Fault Lines

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Cutting down too many trees can increase floods because the ground absorbs less of this.

Water

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When the ocean suddenly pulls far back from shore, it may warn people of Tsunamis.

True

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Scientists use this instrument to detect shaking inside a volcano before it erupts.

Seismograph

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What are hurricanes called in regions near South-East Asia?

Typhoons

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The point directly above the focus on Earth's surface is called this.

The Epicenter

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Cities flood more easily because roads and concrete prevent this process.

(Water) Absorption

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Tsunamis can travel as fast as this type of vehicle in deep water.

Jet Airplane

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Lava below the surface is called.

Magma

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This instrument is used to measure wind speed during storms.

Anemometer

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This scale measures the amount of energy released by an earthquake.

The Richter Scale
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People place these bags filled with sand to help block floodwater.

Sandbags.

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The safest place during a tsunami is usually this type of area.

High Ground/Inland Areas

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