Earthquakes
Hurricanes
Tornadoes
Volcanos
Other
100
the scale that determines the magnitude of an earthquake
What is the Richter scale
100
The months of hurricane season in the Atlantic
What is June to November
100
Tornadoes have a scale of numbers from _ to _.
What is 1 to 5
100
This is liquid rock inside the Earth that is spewed from a volcano
What is magma
100
The most dangerous natural disaster and the hardest to predict.
What is an earthquake?
200
instruments that measure waves generated by earthquakes
What is seismometers
200
The area that is most susceptible to a hurricane
What is Atlantic -- Gulf of Mexico
200
The most likely place to have tornado is called...
What is tornado alley
200
This type of volcano can suddenly come back to life
What is a dormant volcano
200
Name 2 other natural disasters besides earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, and volcanic eruptions.
What is wildfires, floods, tsunamis, avalanches, limnic eruptions, blizzards, droughts, hailstorms, or heat waves.
300
Where and how big was the largest earthquake since 1900
What is 9.5 and Chile
300
***Daily Double!*** The amount of rain hurricane Sandy brought to New York City.
What is 1 inch
300
The following states are in tornado alley. (Name 3)
What is Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, and South Dakota.
300
The name volcano originates from this Roman god.
What is Vulcanus
300
Name a recent (last month or so) natural disaster and where it occurred.
What is avalanche, mudslide in California, etc.
400
earthquakes magnitude 6.0 and above in an average year. (within 15)
What is 134
400
The speed of winds in mph that qualify for a hurricane. (Within 10 mph)
What is 74 mph
400
The average number of tornadoes per year in the United States and in Canada. (Within 100 for U.S. within 10 for Canada).
What is 1300 (U.S.) and 63 (Canada)
400
This is the name of the world's largest volcano.
What is the Yellowstone Caldera
400
The severity of a natural disaster depends on this aspect of a population
What is resilience, or the ability to recover
500
the number of lives affected by earthquakes each year. (within 100,000)
What is 5,000,000
500
The percent of the five boroughs of New York City that is at risk of a hurricane
What is 17%
500
The time in advance humans can predict a tornado.
What is 13 minutes
500
The number of major volcanic eruptions in 2013. (within 10).
What is 53
500
The number of inches the sea level has risen in New York City over the last century.
What is 12 inches
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