MYSTERY
Volcanoes
Tornadoes
Earthquakes
Tsunamis/Hurricanes
100
A rupture in the earth's crust
What is a volcano?
100
Hot molten rock INSIDE a volcano
What is magma?
100
Tornadoes only occur on land. True or False
What is TRUE?
100
the point on the earths surface which is the centre of an earthquake
What is an epicentre?
100

A large storm that forms over warm ocean water and bring strong winds and heavy rains

What is hurricane

200
the
What is surface fire and crown fire?
200
Hot molten rock OUTSIDE of a volcano
What is lava?
200
The air moves which way within a tornado?
What is clockwise?
200
the instrument that measures and detects seismic waves caused by earthquakes
What is a seismograph?
200
The most destructive tsunami in history happened in 2004 which occurred in this Ocean.
What is the INDIAN ocean?
300
This is the percentage of tsunami's that occur in the Ring of Fire
What is 80%?
300
A volcano that is not active for more than 500 years is considered this
What is dormant?
300
The hot and cold air in the atmosphere combine to form these cells that create a tornado.
What are super cells?
300
This state in the US has the most earthquakes because of the many _________________. (TWO ANSWERS)
What is California; Fault Lines
300
the area where most of the worlds tsunamis occur
What is the 'Ring of Fire'?
400
This is the amount of categories hurricanes are classified into.
What is 5?
400
The Ring of Fire is the largest area of volcanic activity around this ocean.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
400

A ___ is a fast spinning column of air that reaches from a thunderstorm cloud down to the ____

What is tornado, ground

400
The actual scale that measures the intensity of an earthquake
What is the Richter Scale?
400
This percentage of all Tsunami's/hurricanes reach Florida.
What is 40%?
500
These two additional natural hazards can occur due to extreme heat and lack of moisture.
What are droughts & forest fires
500

Name the parts of a volcano

What is lava, crater, magma, vent, and rock

500
The is the average duration of a tornado.
What is 1-2 hours?
500
This is the location the largest earthquake ever recorded.
What is Chile?
500
Tsunami's occur as a result of this other natural disaster
What is an earthquake?
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