Wind Storms (Hurricanes/Tornadoes/Sandstorms)
Volcanic Eruptions
Slippery Slopes (Floods/Landslides/Sinkholes)
Shake and Quake (Earthquakes/Tsunamis)
Winter Wonderland (Avalanche/Blizzard)
100
A natural disaster that occurs in dry conditions with strong winds that pick up topsoil
What is a sandstorm/dust storm?
100
Volcanoes are found where these type of plates either converge or diverge.
What is tectonic plates?
100
This natural disaster occurs when land collapses or sinks into cavities after rock, limestone, or salt soil dissolves.
What is a sinkhole?
100
This natural disaster is caused by the displacement of water. The largest of which occurred in the summer of 1968 in Alaska with a wave reaching 1,720 ft tall.
What is a tsunami?
100
This natural disaster forms when warm air collides and flows over cold air (below freezing) at high speeds.
What are blizzards?
200
Tornadoes are rapidly rotating columns of air that form from rising hot air and condensation. The combination of hot air and condensation form what type of thunderstorm? Hint: the cloud can be over 50,000ft tall.
What is a supercell?
200
This famous song title by Bastille was the name of city that was destroyed and buried in ash by Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D.
What is Pompeii?
200
This natural disaster is the most common in the United States and cause approximately $10 billion in damages per year.
What are floods?
200
This natural disaster is caused by the overcoming the stress of friction between tectonic plates.
What is an earthquake?
200
____ occurs when a layer of snow collapses and slides downhill. This event can reach speeds of 80 mph in 5 seconds.
What is an avalanche?
300
To be considered a hurricane, winds need to reach at least 74mph. These storms can be 600-1000 miles across and have winds up to 200 mph. Hurricanes dissipate once they reach land. How long do they typically last?
What is about one week?
300
Magma is a semi-liquid rock and dissolved gases underneath Earth's crust. Magma is lighter than the rock above it and forces its way above through the tectonic plates. What is it called once the magma reaches the surface?
What is lava?
300
What is mass wasting?
300
Earthquakes occur near ___. Defined as the fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock.
What is a fault or fault line?
300
Loose snow only account for a small percentage of avalanches damages. ___ is the most dangerous type of avalanche.
What are slab avalanches?
400
Approximately 1,200 tornadoes occur in the U.S. annually, more than in any other country. States such as Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Iowa, and South Dakota see the highest occurrence and are commonly referred to as this nickname.
What is tornado alley?
400
Volcanoes are found near tectonic plates. There are 152 tectonic plates constantly moving and shifting on earth. Many of Earths volcanoes fall on or near the Pacific Ocean forming a chain known as this.
What is the Ring of Fire?
400
Drought or low water levels are often a precursor to sinkholes but the main cause is ___.
What is water or rain?
400
Daily Double: Name the four main causes of tsunamis.
What are earthquakes, landslides, volcanic activity, and asteroids/meteorites?
400
Winter storms are categorized as blizzards when the visibility reaches less than 1/4 of a mile and ___ wind speed.
What is 35mph?
500
The Saffir Simpson scale, originally developed by wind engineer Herb Saffir and meteorologist Bob Simpson, has been an excellent tool for alerting the public about the possible impacts of various intensity hurricanes and other potentially deadly hazards such as storm surge, rainfall flooding, and tornadoes. What is the range for the categories in the Saffir-Simpson Scale?
What is 1-5?
500
Most of the volcanoes on Earth are found in the ocean and have created several volcanic islands, like Hawaii. Areas where the crust is very thin allows for magma to melt and break through the crust. These areas are called...
What are hot spots?
500
This natural disaster incorporates five modes of slope movement: falls, topples, slides, spreads, and flows.
What are landslides?
500
Earthquakes are measured by the vibration given off one block of rock over another that releases energy. This ___ scale measures the amplitude (largest wiggle) of the vibration given off.
What is the Richter scale?
500
Avalanches are caused by four factors: a steep slope, snow cover, a weak layer in the snow cover and a trigger. 90% of avalanches occur between these angles.
What is 30-45 degrees?