Category 1
What do professionals name Hurricanes after?
people's names
Two _______ collide together, creating an earthquake
tectonic plates
What is a series of sea waves caused by an underwater earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption.
a tsunami
My house just went down the mountain
landslide
This happens when the ground shakes
earthquake
What do hurricanes cause on land?
heavy rain, strong winds and heavy waves
These are the pieces on top of the Earth
tectonic plates
When there is a heavy rain _________ occur
floods
Characterized by rapid rise of moving water, like a river for example.
Flood
This is red hot liquid that comes OUT of a volcano
Lava
What do you call the outside layer of the earth ?
Earth's crust
This machine tells how strong an earthquake is
Richter scale
A series of waves because of ____________ ___________ or a landslide is the most common cause of a tsunami.
underwater earthquakes
Slow falling off the side of a mountain
Avalanche
This happens when dirt and other things slide down a mountains
landslide
What do you call a wall built across a river which stops the river's flow and provides water for an area
equator line
A series of waves because of ____________ ___________ or a landslide is the most common cause of a tsunami.
underwater earthquakes
What do you call a person who has escaped from their own country for political, religious or economic reasons or because of a war or disaster?
refugee
What occurs when wind picks up clouds of sand and dust from the desert and blows them into the air
A dust storm
What is hot liquid rock INSIDE the Earth or a volcano?
magma
What is another name for a hurricane?
a cyclone
A ____________ is a funnel-shaped wind that can destroy houses easily
tornado
What do you call a wall built across a river which stops the river's flow and provides water for an area
a dam
What occurs when there is high winds, blowing snow and very cold temperatures
A blizzard
The _____________ happens when three things come together. What are they?
Fuel, oxygen, and heat source
wild fire