Causes
Hazard that results from magma rising from the mantle of the Earth.
What is a volcano?
What is a hurricane?
Molten rock expelled from a volcano.
What is lava?
Fastest type of seismic wave.
What is a P-wave?
When a massive amount of snow suddenly slides down the mountain side.
What is an avalanche?
Can be caused by lightning.
What is wildfire?
What is a volcano?
Caused by an earthquake under the ocean.
What is a tsunami?
Nickname for where most tornados occur.
What is Tornado Alley?
Sudden movement of large amounts of rocks, pebbles, and dirt down a slope.
What is a landslide?
Caused by Earth's rotation and warm ocean waters.
What is a hurricane?
Extensive damage to roads and structures from shaking.
What is an earthquake?
The spot on the surface above the focus of an earthquake.
What is the epicenter?
A severe snowstorm that lasts for a long time with strong winds and low visibility.
What is a blizzard?
The scale that measures tornadoes.
What is the Fujita Scale?
Causes by shift in tectonic plates.
What is an earthquake?
Everything in its path can be burned.
What is a wildfire?
80% of tsunamis occur in this ocean.
What is the Pacific ocean?
Scale that measures strength of earthquakes.
What is the Richter Scale?
Two of the states of the USA that are most likely to have tsunamis.
What are
Alaska, Hawaii, California, Oregon, or Washington.
(States along the Pacific ocean)
Created when two air masses of different temperatures meet.
What is a tornado?
High winds cause destruction to everything in the path.
What is a tornado?
Number of seismic stations required for triangulation.
What is three?
The two states in the USA that have the most earthquakes.
What are California and Alaska?
Scale for measuring hurricanes.
What is the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale?