Surprise Questions
TORNADOES
VOLCANOES
EARTHQUAKES
TSUNAMI
100

Name a thing that Mrs. Osborn loves that has 4 legs and spots?

Her dog 

100

•The most powerful Tornadoes occurred here.

Tornado Alley

100
•The word volcano originally comes from the name of what Roman god of fire?.
What is the Roman God Vulcan ?
100

What do tool do scientists use to measure the strength of an Earthquake

Seismographs

100
huge waves of water that are usually caused by earthquakes or volcanic eruptions are known as ?
What is a Tsunami?
200

Who is Mrs. Osborn's favorite student? 

The air conditioner. 


200
•A typical tornado only lasts this long
How long is a few minutes?
200
Volcanoes are usually located where what types of plates meet.
What is a tectonic plate?
200

How do we measure Earthquakes? (name of the scale)

The Richter scale

200

What does the word Tsunami mean in Japanese?

Harbor Wave

300

What is Mrs. Osborn's favorite Color? 

Blue

300
Tornado is from the word tronada, meaning thunderstorm and comes from which language
What is Spanish?
300
Over 75% of the volcanoes on Earth are found in the "Ring of Fire" located in which Ocean?
What is the Pacific Ocean ?
300

What causes an Earthquake?

Movement of tectonic plates

300

Tsunamis usually occur following which Natural Disaster?

What is a Earthquake
400

When is Mrs. Osborn's favorite flavor of ice-cream?

Banana

400
Most of the world’s destructive tornadoes occur during this season of the year?
What is summer?
400
Hot liquid rock under the Earth’s surface is known as ?
What is Magma?
400

Why are Tsunamis linked to Earthquakes?

caused when there is an earthquake on the ocean floor

400
Tsunamis have been known to reach speed of
What is 500 miles an hour.
500

Who is the best teacher in the whole wide world and planets and stars and universe and ocean and beyond? 

Mrs. Osborn lol

500

Name 3 states that make up Tornado Alley?

SD, ND, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Louisana

500

What is the toxic gas that is common in the aftermath of Volcanic Eruption?

Pyroclastic Flow

500

What is the epicenter of an Earthquake

The origin of the Earthquake 

500

Where do about 80% of all tsunamis occur?

The ring of fire

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