⛰️ Earthquakes 🪨
An earthquake is a violent and abrupt shaking of the ground.
What is an earthquakes?
A volcano is an opening in a planet through which molten rock, hot gases, and other materials erupt.What are volcanoes?
What are volcanoes?
A long, high sea wave caused by an earthquake or other disturbance.
What is a tsunami?
A storm of freezing rain that leaves a coating of ice.
What are Ice Storms?
A heat wave is a period of abnormally hot weather generally lasting more than two days.
What are heat waves?
What causes earthquakes?
The movement between tectonic plates along a fault line in the earth's crust.
Wha causes volcanic eruptions?
The movement and interactions of Earth's tectonic plates.
What causes tsunamis?
Earthquake-induced movement of the ocean floor.
The environment / specific air temperature
What causes heat waves?
High-pressure systems that trap warm air in a particular area.
Where did the world's strongest earthquakes occur?
Chile in 1960, it reached a magnitude of 9.5
What is the substance of molten rock inside a volcano called?
Magma
Which ocean do most tsunamis originate from / happen in?
The Pacific Ocean
Where are Ice Storms most prevalent?
Midwestern and Northeastern states of the USA.
How does climate change affect heat waves?
It makes them last longer.
Where are earthquakes most common?
Along the rim of the Pacific Ocean.
What is the 'Ring of Fire'?
A string of volcanoes or earthquakes, around the edges of the Pacific Ocean.
Where in the world does the name 'Tsunami" come form?
It originated in Japan and has a direct meaning of 'Harbour Wave'
What city infrastructure is at the highest risk of being damaged during an ice storms?
Most often it is the power lines, affecting communication.
Which countries / areas of the world have heat waves occurring the most?
Majority of the countries located near the equator.
The Richter Scale measures the severity of earthquakes by magnitude. What is the highest score that an earthquake can receive on this scale?
A magnitude 10.0
The eruption of mount Vesuvius famously destroyed the entire city of Pompeii in 79 AD. Where is it currently located?
Campania Italy
What is the hight of the largest tsunami ever recorded? (closest guess wins)
It was over 518 metres. Recorded in 1958 in Alaska. For comparison the empire state building is 381 metres tall.
How long did the longest Ice Storm in history last?
The longest Ice Storm happened in 1998 in Ontario and lasted for 5 whole days.
What was the temperature of the hottest heat wave ever recorder? (closest guess wins)
57 °C recorded in Death Valley California