Measuring Natural Disasters!
The VEI scale measures the severity of this disaster
What is: volcanoes
What is a period of dry weather, especially a long one that is injurious to crops?
What is: A Drought!
The calmest part of a hurricane is...
What is: The eye!
In Japan, this natural disaster triggered a 13-foot tsunami wave.
What is: An Earthquake!
When cold and warm air masses collide over land, which natural disaster is formed?
What is: A Tornado
How do we measure a wildifre's destruction?
What is: the acreage it destroys
What is a violent, tropical, cyclonic storm of the western North Atlantic, having wind speeds of or in excess of 72 miles per hour
What is: A hurricane
The center,and most violent part of an earthquake is called the..
What is: The epicenter
This 2005 storm formed over Florida and damaged New Orleans...
What is: A Hurricane (specifically Hurricane Katrina)
The liquid portion of a volcano BEFORE it leaves Earth
What is magma
F-0 through F-6 is the measurement for what violent but usually short-lived natural disaster?
What is a tornado?
What is a storm with dry, driving snow, strong winds, and intense cold?
What is: A blizzard
In a cyclone, the center is called...
What is: The eye
On March 26, 2004 this rare South Atlantic tropical storm occurred...
What is: A cyclone (Specifically Cyclone Catarina)
Recently, in Alaska an earthquake occurred. What was the magnitude of this earthquake?
What is: 7.0
The Saffir-Simpson Scale measures this water based natural disaster.
What is a hurricane
What is a transient storm of lightning and thunder, usually with rain and gusty winds, sometimes with hail or snow, produced by cumulonimbus clouds?
What is: A Thunderstorm
The curvy band of clouds surrounding the eye wall of a hurricane are called...
What is: Rain Bands
The deadliest storm of its kind occurred in Bangladesh in 1989...
What is: A Tornado
Geologist refer to this storm as "seismic sea waves." What is this storm?
What is: A Tsunami
To measure a cyclone, you must...
What is: Measure the distance from the eye of a cyclone!
What are particles including trees, rocks, boards, sticks, etc called that could be flung throughout the air due to a storm?
What is: debris
What is a funnel-shaped cloud of condensed water droplets, if this is to touch the ground it would become a tornado!
What is: A Funnel Cloud
In 1931, the world's greatest natural disaster occurred in China and killed up to 2,500,000 people. What is this storm?
What is: A Flood! (specifically 1931 China Floods)
This natural disaster occurred on Ground Hogs Day this year. What is this storm?
What is: A Blizzard