Types of Natural Disasters
Hurricanes
Earthquakes
Damage
Signs
100
A wave that can be caused by an earthquake
What is a tsunami?
100
It is the center of the hurricane
What is the "eye"?
100
The point where an earthquake starts
What is the focus (or Hypocenter)?
100
This can cause landslides, mudslides, and avalanches.
What is an Earthquake?
100
A dark, often greenish, sky and hail fall often occur before this
What is a tornado?
200
90% of wildland fires in the United States are caused by them.
What are humans?
200
Hurricane season begins in June and ends in this month.
What is November?
200
The machine that measures Earthquakes
What is a seismograph?
200
A rapid rise in the level of water that moves onto land as the eye of the storm makes landfall during a hurricane.
What is a Storm surge?
200
Which natural disaster is difficult to predict?
What is an Earthquake?
300
How do we measure tornadoes?
What is the EF Scale (by wind damage)
300
Hurricanes form over here.
What is the Atlantic Ocean or eastern Pacific Ocean?
300
In most earthquakes, the greatest damage takes place here.
What is the epicenter?
300
the mixing of sand or soil and groundwater (water underground) during the shaking of a moderate or strong earthquake
What is Liquefaction?
300
Increased Ocean Swell, Wind Speed, and Heavier Rainfall are warning signs of this natural disaster.
What is a Hurricane?
400
The area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur.
What is the Ring of Fire?
400
The most destructive hurricane in all of history.
What is Hurricane Andrew?
400
The "scale" used to measure earthquakes
What is a Richter Scale?
400
This is responsible for much of the structural damage caused by hurricanes
What is Wind?
400
A wall of water and a loud roaring noise often signal this type of natural disaster
What is a tsunami?
500
Only 5% of tornadoes rotate this way.
What is Clock-wise?
500
Hurricanes in the Northern Hemisphere rotate this way.
What counter-clockwise?
500
The San Andreas Fault is this type of fault.
What is a Strike-Slip fault?
500
Hurricanes and tropical cyclones can trigger these as well.
What are tornadoes?
500
If this is issued, it means that the weather conditions favor a flash flood.
What is a flash flood watch?
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