Volcano earthquake Tornado Avalanche Flood Drought Fire
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What makes a volcano errupt?
Pressure in the mantle that releases lava.
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What causes a drought?
Lack of rain.
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What are artificial triggers that causes avalanches?
skiing, explosions, movements
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What is another name for the biggest star in our solar system?
Sun
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What is an earthquake?
Movement in the ground cause by tectonic plates.
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What can a tornado destroy?
Anything an everything
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Which type of volcano is the most Dangerous?
an erupting one!
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List some problems with droughts?
Lack of food, economy, agriculture, heath.
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What is a Black Hole?
A black hole is a region of spacetime from which gravity prevents anything, including light, from escaping. The theory of general relativity predicts that a sufficiently compact mass will deform spacetime to form a black hole.
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Where do most earthquakes occur?
In the ocean
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What is a fault line?
Breaks in the crust that are under pressure.
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What is a tsunami?
an earthquake in the ocean floor that causes a large wall of water that collapses like a wave.
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What happens to a hurricane when it hits land?
fizzles out, turns into a tropical storm.
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Who is Albert Einstein?
Smartest Man ever. Came up with the theory of relativity.
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What is a tornado?
a violently rotating column of air that is in contact with the surface of the earth
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What is an Avalanche?
Sudden drastic flow of snow down a slope
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What happens when tectonic plates move?
An Earthquake
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What is a flood?
Over flow of water.
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What is the scariest thing in the world?
You let me know.
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What makes a landslide occur?
Earthquakes: occurring on areas with steep slopes.
Soil slipping and gaining momentum.
Heavy Rainfall: When sloped areas become completely saturated by heavy rainfall many times landslides can occur.
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What is a drought?
Long period of time without water
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What are the natural triggers that start an avalanche?
Sound, Earthquake, Vibrations, heavy snow.
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What are the 4 ways Avalanches are characterized?
Types of snow, slope, angle, slope aspect, elevation.