NATURAL DIASTERS
TORNADOES
VOLCANOES
EARTHQUAKES
TSUNAMI
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A series of ocean waves with very long wavelengths caused by large-scale disturbances of the ocean, such as: earthquakes or volcanic eruptions is known as..
What is a TSUNAMI
100

•The most powerful Tornadoes occurred here.

Tornado Alley

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•The word volcano originally comes from the name of what Roman god of fire?.
What is the Roman God Vulcan ?
100

What do tool do scientists use to measure the strength of an Earthquake

Seismographs

100
huge waves of water that are usually caused by earthquakes or volcanic eruptions are known as ?
What is a Tsunami?
200

A low pressure system that forms over warm tropical waters, characterised by wind gusts of up to 280 kilometres per hour around a calm centre.

What is a hurricane


200
•A typical tornado only lasts this long
How long is a few minutes?
200
Volcanoes are usually located where what types of plates meet.
What is a tectonic plate?
200

How do we measure Earthquakes? (name of the scale)

The Richter scale

200

What does the word Tsunami mean in Japanese?

Harbor Wave

300
A mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system
What is a Tornado
300
Tornado is from the word tronada, meaning thunderstorm and comes from which language
What is Spanish?
300
Over 75% of the volcanoes on Earth are found in the "Ring of Fire" located in which Ocean?
What is the Pacific Ocean ?
300

What causes an Earthquake?

Movement of tectonic plates

300

Tsunamis usually occur following which Natural Disaster?

What is a Earthquake
400

When is Hurricane season?

June 1-November 30th

400
Most of the world’s destructive tornadoes occur during this season of the year?
What is summer?
400
Hot liquid rock under the Earth’s surface is known as ?
What is Magma?
400

Why are Tsunamis linked to Earthquakes?

caused when there is an earthquake on the ocean floor

400
Tsunamis have been known to reach speed of
What is 500 miles an hour.
500
A mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapour, and gas are or have been erupted from the earth's crust
What is a Volcano ?
500

Name 3 states that make up Tornado Alley?

SD, ND, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Louisana

500

What is the toxic gas that is common in the aftermath of Volcanic Eruption?

Pyroclastic Flow

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What is the epicenter of an Earthquake

The origin of the Earthquake 

500

Where do about 80% of all tsunamis occur?

The ring of fire

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