Concept 1
An event (naturally occurring) which has the potential to cause loss of life or property.
What is a hazard?
The boundary where two plates slide past one another.
What is a Transform boundary ?
What type of plate boundary is formed when plates move away from one another?
What is divergent boundary ?
The three main areas around the globe where most earthquakes occur?
What Circum-Pacific seismic ring, Mid Atlantic Ridge and Alpine belt ?
Hurricanes, and typhoons occur in which hemisphere?
What is the northern hemisphere?
Earthquakes and volcanoes examples of what type of hazard?
What is geological or tectonic hazards?
An area of low pressure with winds moving in a spiral around the calm central point called the eye of the storm. The winds are powerful and rainfall is heavy.
What is a cyclone?
The earth's magnetic field extends from what layer of the earth's interior?
What is the earth's core?
What scale has been used by most seismologists in recent years to measure the magnitude of earthquakes?
What is the Moment Magnitude Scale (MMS)?
What is the term for molten material when it reaches the surface?
What is lava?
Hurricane is an example of what type of hazard?
What is atmospheric or climatic?
At what plate boundary do subduction zones occur?
What are convergent plate boundaries?
The point at the Earth’s surface directly above the focus.
What is the epicenter?
At what plate boundaries do volcanoes not occur?
What is transform plate boundaries?
At which geographic coordinates do tropical storms occur?
What is 5 to 30 degrees north or south of the equator.
Tectonic plate margin where two plates are moving towards each other or coming together represents what type of plate boundary?
What is Convergent boundary?
What layer of the atmosphere are hurricanes most likely to form?
What is the troposphere?
Waves that transmit the energy released by an earthquake.
What are seismic waves?
What fuels the energy of a hurricane?
What is warm, deep waters?
What are the two main types of lava?
What are basic and acid lava ?
What process is responsible for the movement of the tectonic plates?
What are convection currents?
What are the five main layers of the atmosphere starting from the earth's surface?
What are troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere and exosphere?
The impact of a natural event (such as a hurricane, tornado, or flood) causing serious damage to life and property and may result deaths.
What is a disaster?
Tropical storms form over warm oceans where the water temperature is at.
What is 27 degrees celcius?
The part of a cyclone that the winds are the strongest?
What is the eyewall?