Earthquakes
This type of wave expands and compresses.
What is a P wave?
This part of a hurricane is generally calm and can be found in the center of the hurricane.
What is the eye?
A rapidly rotating column of air that extends from a cumulonimbus cloud and touches the ground.
What is a tornado?
_______ is liquid magma on the Earth's surface.
What is lava?
Heat source, fire source, oxygen, and wind. All but one of these are not requirements listed on the fire triangle.
What is wind?
These waves travel the fastest.
What are P waves?
This part of the hurricane is the most active and likely has the most damaging winds and intense rainfall.
What is the eye wall?
This scale is used to measure tornadoes.
What is the Fujita scale?
This feature of a volcano allows gases, ashes, and magma to travel from the magma chamber to the surface.
What is a vent?
This substance can be used to put out wildfires by cutting off the fuel source of heat and oxygen.
What is water?
The __________ is the place where the earthquake originated.
A large wall of water that comes ashore as a hurricane reaches land is called a _______________.
What is a storm surge?
A row of severe thunderstorms.
What is a squall line?
This type of volcano erupts for a short time and they often have steep slopes.
What is a cinder cone volcano?
Wood and vegetation are examples of ________ for a wildfire.
What are fuel sources?
The __________ scale measures an earthquake's magnitude.
What is the Richter scale?
This is what is needed for hurricanes to grow.
What is warmth and moisture?
What is warm, humid air?
This stage of volcanic activity is one that describes a volcano that has recently erupted or will erupt soon.
What is an active volcano?
Lightning, campfires, and concentrated sunlight are all examples of _________ for wildfires.
Name a geologic feature other than mountains that are formed by convergent boundaries.
What is a trench?
This storm is given a name at this stage to better identify and study it. For example, Katrina, Rose, etc.
What is a tropical storm?
These types of power thunderstorms produce hail, heavy rain, strong winds, and even tornadoes.
What is a supercell thunderstorm?
__________ ___________ is produced during volcanic eruption and it can be in the form of fragmented rock or lava.
What is pyroclastic material?
Firefighters wear this while fighting fires because the fires use up the nearby oxygen.
What is an oxygen tank?