Definitions
A large destructive storm that forms over the ocean
Hurricane
Popocatepetle is a volcano located in:
Mexico - Chile - Uganda - Guatemala
Mexico
The most destructive hurricane in the history of the USA is called:
Katrina - Galvestone - The Miami Hurricane
The Miami Hurricane
The tallest Tsunami in history killed:
5 people - 100 people - 12000 people
5 people
The most destructive earthquake in Costa Rica took place in:
Alajuelita 1842 - Cartago 1910 - Limon 1991
Cartago 1910
An extremely large wave caused by a violent movement of the earth under the sea
Tsunami
What Costa Rican volcano erupted for the last time in 2010?
Arenal
What hurricane killed 23 people in Costa Rica?
Otto
How tall was the wave of the biggest Tsunami ever registered in history?
807 meter - 70 meters - 520 meters
520 meters
The most powerful earthquake with an intensity of 9.5 scale Richter took place in:
Peru - Chile - Japan - Laos
Chile
A sudden movement of the earth’s surface, often causing damage
Earthquake
What is the Biggest volcano in Costa Rica?
Miravalles - Poas - Irazu - Turrialba
Irazu
What was the biggest hurricane in history?
Katrina - Patricia - Dorian
Patricia
The Tsunami that took place in Sumatra in 2004 killed:
80.000people - 230.000 people - 412.000 people
230.000 people
The deadliest earthquake ever registered killed:
830.000 people - 601.000 people - 983.102 people
830. 000people
It happens when lava and gas are discharged from a vent.
Volcanic Eruption
What was the most powerful volcanic eruption in history?
Tambora - Vesuvio - Mount Saint Helens
Tambora
What hurricane caused the most deaths during this century?
Katrina - Galvestone - Patricia
Galvestone - 12000 people
The last Tsunami that hit Costa Rica took place in:
1855 - 1912 - 1995 - 1822
1822
Which of the next countries does not face earthquakes?
Qatar - Hungary - El Salvador - Greece
Qatar
uncontrolled and non-prescribed combustion or burning of plants in a natural setting such as a forest, grassland, brush land or tundra, which consumes the natural fuels and spreads based on environmental conditions
Forest Fire
The city of Pompey was destroyed by a highly destructive volcano called?
Krakatoa - Mount Saint Helens - Vesuvio
Vesuvio
It was the first and only hurricane that reached our Costa Rican territory.
Otto
How many meters can the smallest tsunamis be?
3 meters high
What is the Institution in charge of studyiing earthquakes in Costa Rica?
OVSICORI