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
Hurricanes impact these regions the most
The middle of a hurricane is called this
Eye
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
The most powerful blizzards often occur in this small region
Northeastern Region
Tornadoes rarely hit this region of the US
Western Region
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
Wildfires often occur in these warm regions
Western and Southwestern Region
This state has the most natural hazards that impact it each year
California
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
Many tornadoes in the US happen in this central region
Midwest Region
The cracks in the earth's crust are called this
Fault Lines
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
This SC city has the most occurrences of earthquakes
Charleston, SC
This area of the US has a nickname for the large amount of wind storms that occur there each year
Tornado Alley