Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Hurricanes
Tsunamis
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How do you measure the strength of an earthquake?
Magnitude.
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What is melted rock inside the earth called?
Magma.
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What is the difference between hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones?
The area where it is located.
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What happens when a tsunami gets closer to the shore?
It slows down but gets bigger.
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The earth is split into two parts called
Hemispheres
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What is the epicentre of an earthquake?
The point on the Earth's surface that is directly above where the earthquake originated.
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Melted rock outside the earth is called?
Lava
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What season does hurricanes/typhoons/cyclones occur?
Summer.
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A tsunami is...
A giant wave caused by an earthquake or other natural disaster in the ocean.
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The two tropical lines around the earth are called?
Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn.
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Earthquakes cause what kind of damages? List 4 different types.
Death, Property, Economic and Environment.
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What are the 3 types of volcanoes?
Dormant, Active and Extinct.
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Where do hurricanes form?
Over warm ocean waters.
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What is the most common area where tsunamis occur?
Pacific Ocean
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Name the 7 continents.
Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe, Australasia and Antarctica.
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Name the 4 layers of the earth
Crust, Mantle, Outer Core and Inner Core.
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What is the name of the volcano that destroyed the Italian town Pompeii several centuries ago?
Mount Vesuvius
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What do hurricanes gather when they contact with warm ocean waters?
Heat and energy
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What is the deadliest tsunami ever recorded?
The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami
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What is the name of longest river in Africa?
Nile River
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What is a fault?
When the rock breaks during the vibration of an earthquake.
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What is the name of the volcano in the United States that became active again after being dormant for more than 100 years.
Mount St Helens
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Hurricanes are given _____ to help identify storms and track them as they move across the ocean.
Names
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How fast can a tsunami travel?
Tsunamis race across the sea at up to 805 kilometers an hour.
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What country is the second largest in the world by surface area?
Canada
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