Natural Hazards
A sudden shake of the Earth's crust.
Earthquake
The name of the scientist that reports the weather.
Meteorologist
The liquid that flows INSIDE a volcano.
Magma
A great flow of water that is usually dry.
Flood
A huge wave caused by an earthquake under the ocean.
Tsunami
The scientist that studies earthquakes and the waves they produce.
Seismologist
The liquid that flows from a volcano OUTSIDE of the volcano.
lava
The result of a tsunami.
A flood
A great flow of water over land that is usually dry.
Flood
A technology in the sky that keeps track of storms.
Satellite
Where are earthquakes and volcanoes more likely to occur?
Near fault lines
The land areas impacted by tsunamis.
coastal areas near the ocean
A mountain that builds up around an opening in the Earth's crust and magma and lava.
Volcano
Scientists use seismic waves, gases and satellites to predict this natural hazard.
Volcano
Caused when two of the earth's plates slide against each other.
earthquake
The warning that tells coastal communities to evacuate.
Tsunami warning
Two types of storms that produce strong winds and heavy rains.
Tropical Storms and Hurricanes
Measures the strength of the seismic waves created by an earthquake.
Richter Scale
Built from the pressure of the earth's plates pushing together.
Mountains and Volcanoes
levees and flood walls