Natural Hazards
These are eruptions of rock, ash, and lava from a vent in the earth's crust
Volcanic Eruptions
Fires that occur in wooded, natural areas and spread rapidly
Wildfires
Sometimes a volcano or earthquake in the ocean causes big waves to form.
Tsunami
We can't we can only prepare for them and try to protect ourselves.
Large storms that form over the Atlantic Ocean, circle around an eye, and travel to hit the East Coast of the United States
Hurricanes
Flood
Pieces of earth’s crust called plates move, causing massive shaking
Earthquake
What type of building is best to survive a earthquake
A building low to the ground with a strong base, and It should not have a lot of windows
Tornadoes
Massive snow storms with heavy precipitation and wind
Blizzards
A funnel of air forms and sucks warm air into it, creating high wind speed around a small point
Tornado
True or False A Seismograph is used measure how large a earthquake is
TRUE
These can trigger other natural disasters, and they are caused by movement in the earth's crust
Earthquakes
Tsunamis
Large masses of warm air collide with cooler air, causing storms to form that circle around a point and travel across the ocean
Hurricane
TRUE OR FALSE Memphis has the most earthquakes in the world
FALSE
When an area of land goes without rain for a long period of time, this happens
Drought
Landslide
Earthquakes or underwater volcanic eruptions can create these
Tsunamis
How do natural hazards impact the world?
Open response should be along the lines of they hurt the world and damage buildings and cause us to have to be very careful when they come. They are not good for the world but it is not anything we can do to stop them because they occur naturally