Earthquakes
What is the San Andreas fault
Magma is below the surface, once it's above the surface we call it what?
What is Lava
Tsunamis are not determined by wind speed but by _______
What is size
The beginning of a tornado starts with _________
What is a Cumulonimbus cloud
2 ingredients you have to have to make a Hurricane
What is Cold air and hot air
___________ can be a warning sign
Animal behavior
75% of the world's volcanoes are found here
What is the Ring of Fire
A Tsunami usually begins with _________ under water
What is an Earthquake
The middle of the Tornado and a Hurricane is called the ____________
What is the Eye
Cyclone and Typhoon are other names for these
What are Hurricanes
Study of Earthquakes is _________
Adding this causes the magma to shoot up into the atmosphere causing explosions and ash
what is Gas
Tsunami ______ can be as tall as 2 of the hotels we can see from the class on top of each other (about 90 feet tall)
What are waves
A funnel cloud is also known as a _________ and it takes warm air UP
What is a Mesocyclone
A large hurricane can be this wide
What is 300 miles
A person who studies earthquakes is called
What is a seismologist
what is 1,900
Several states are vulnerable to Tsunamis, Oregon, Washington, California are among them but the islands in _______ are the most exposed
What is Hawaii
These types of storms can cause many Tornadoes
What is a SuperCell
We rank Hurricanes from a category 1 to 5, we call this scale the _________
What is the Simpson Scale
The most active part of the world with most of the worlds recorded Earthquakes
Where is the Pacific Ring of Fire
These move, causing volcanoes to be created
What are Plate Tectonics
If a tornado is an EF 5, the "EF" stands for ________
What is Enhanced Fajita
A hurricane always begins over ______________
What is Warm Water