TORNADOES OR HURRICANES
A COLUMN OF WIND THAT SPINS VERY FAST
WHAT IS A TORNADO
HOW MANY VOLCANOES AROUND EARTH ARE RUPTURING AT ONE TIME?
20
WHERE ARE MOST TSUNAMIS TYPICALLY SEEN?
THE PACIFIC OCEAN
THE ACCUMULATION AND FALLING OF SNOW ON A MOUNTAINSIDE
AVALANCHE
WHAT CAUSES A FLOOD?
A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN OR SOME OTHER NATURAL DISASTER
WHERE DO MOST TORNADOES OCCUR?
TEXAS
WHAT IS A VOLCANO?
AN OPENING IN EARTHS SURFACE IN WHICH EXTREMELY HOT ROCK ERUPTS
WHEN DOES A TSUNAMI FORM?
WHEN A LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER IS DISPLACED
THE MOST FREQUENT CAUSE OF AVALANCHES
INCREASED AMOUNTS OF SNOW FROM STORMS
WHAT KIND OF FLOOD IS TRGGERED BY AN EARTHQUAKE OR VOLCANO?
A TSUNAMI
WHAT IS THE RANGE OF A TORNADOES DIAMATER?
A FEW FEET TO TWO MILES
WHAT IS THE MOST ACTIVE VOLCANO IN THE US?
MOUNT SAINT HELENS
HOW FAST CAN THE WAVES OF A TSUNAMI TRAVEL?
UP TP 500 MILES PER HOUR
WHAT IS THE DEADLIEST TYPE OF AVALANCHE
A SLAB AVALANCHE
WHAT IS A DROUGHT?
AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF DRY WEATHER
WHAT IS THE CENTER OF A HURRICANE CALLED?
THE EYE
WHAT PERCENT OF WILDFIRES HAVE NATURAL CAUSES?
20%
WHAT CAN TRIGGER A TSUNAMI
AN EARTHQUAKE
HOW STRONG DOES AN EARTHQUAKE NEED TO BE IN ORDER TO BE FELT??
A 3
HOW LONG DO DROUGHTS TYPICALLY LAST?
FROM MONTHS TO YEARS
HOW ARE HURRICANES CATEGORIZED?
ACCORDING TO THEIR WIND STRENGTH
WHAT IS A WILDFIRE?
A LARGE UNCONTROLLBLE FIRE THAT SPREADS THROUGH A LOT OF LAND
WHAT HAPPENS AT A SHORE LINE WHEN A TSUNAMI IS ABOUT TO OCCUR?
THE WATER RECEDES.
WHAT SCALE DO WE USE TO MEASURE EARTHQUAKES
THE MMS OR RICHTER SCALE
NAME 2 EFFECTS OF DROUGHT?
CROP LOSS, FAMINE, STARVATION OF ANIMALS