Monsoons
What is a Monsoon?
Periods of heavy rain.
What is a Earthquake?
A sudden and violent shaking of the ground
What is a Hurricane?
A tropical storm with winds that have reached a constant speed of 74 miles per hour or more.
What is a tornado?
A violently rotating column of air touching the ground.
What is a Tsunami?
Giant waves caused by earthquakes or volcanic eruptions under the sea.
When do Monsoons occur the most?
Between April and September.
When do Earthquakes happen?
Every day all over the world, along both tectonic plate edges and interiors.
When do Hurricanes happen?
June 1 to November 30
When does a Tornado happen?
Tornadoes can form at any time of year, but most occur in the spring and summer months.
When do Tsunamis happen?
Any time, any season, and during any weather
What causes Monsoons to occur?
The sun heating up the land and the Pacific Ocean at different rates, with land surfaces warming more quickly than the ocean.
What causes Earthquakes?
Sudden movement along faults within the Earth.
What causes Hurricanes?
When warm moist air over water begins to rise
What causes Tornadoes to occur?
Severe thunderstorms in warm, moist, unstable air along and ahead of cold fronts.
What causes Tsunamis to occur?
A large and sudden displacement of the ocean, usually the result of an earthquake below or near the ocean floor.
How are monsoons formed?
By temperature differences in the air over land and sea.
How are earthquakes formed?
Sudden movement along faults within the Earth.
How are Hurricanes formed?
When warm moist air over water begins to rise.
How are Tornadoes formed?
When warm, humid air collides with cold, dry air
How are Tsunamis formed?
A series of extremely long waves caused by a large and sudden displacement of the ocean, usually the result of an earthquake below or near the ocean floor.
List 5 places Monsoons happen.
1.Vietnam,
2.Thailand
3.Cambodia
4.Bangladesh
5. Laos
6. India
7. Pakistan
List 5 places Earthquakes happen.
List 4 places Hurricanes happen.
Caribbean
Gulf of Mexico
east coast of the United States
Northeast Pacific Ocean.
List 5 places that tornadoes happen.
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Iowa
South Dakota
List five places Tsunamis happen.
North Pacific coast
Japan
Portugal
Indonesia
Chile