The largest recorded earthquake in the world was a magnitude 9.5 (Mw) in Chile on May 22, 1960.
What is the largest earthquake ever recorded?
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true or false; do floods accur in every state in the us?
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Oklahoma City on May 3, 1999
Where were the highest recorded winds of a tornado recorded?
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Mostly by Valcanic eruptions and earthquakes
What are most tsunamies caused by?
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Storm surges.
What are the waves created from a hurricane called?
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The largest recorded earthquake in the United States was a magnitude 9.2 that struck Prince William Sound, Alaska on Good Friday, March 28, 1964 UTC
What was the largest earthquake recorded in the us?
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The average annual U.S. flood losses in the past 10 years (1994-2004) were more than $2.4 billion.
What was the average cost of floods in the u.s. in the past 10 years.
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219 miles (352 km) across southeastern Missouri, southern Illinois, and southwestern Indiana in about 3.5 hours.
What was the longest distance a tornado traveled?
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Most large mammals and birds will move in large groups in the opposite direction of the tsunami.
What is a major clue a tsunami is approaching?
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True
true or false; At one time earthquakes were at one time only named with girl names.
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The world’s deadliest recorded earthquake occurred in 1556 in central China.
What is the worlds deadliest recorded earthquake?
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Just 6 inches of rapidly moving flood water can knock a person down.
How many inches of water is needed to knock a person down?
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It was traveling at 73mph.
What speed was the fastest tornado traveling at?
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Most world countries build tsunami walls of 4.5 meters in height in populated coastal areas.
What has been invented to help prevent a tsunami?
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yes hurricanes are canstantly moving around in open sea.
Are hurricanes constantly moving?
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The deepest earthquakes typically occur at plate boundaries where the Earth”s crust is being subducted into the Earth’s mantle. These occur as deep as 750 km (400 miles) below the surface.
What was the deepest recorded earthquake?
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A mere 2 feet of water can float a large vehicle even a bus.
How many feet of water is needed to float a vehicle and carry it away?
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The greatest number of tornadoes spawned from a hurricane is 117 from Hurricane Ivan in 2004
What was the greatest amount of tornados spawned froma hurricane?
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The maximum death toll due to tsunami has been 283,000 in 2004 in the Indian Ocean.
What was the largest death count from a tsunami?
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mid-August to late October
in what months of the year is hurricane season
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magnitudes
What is earthquakes strength recorded by?
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One-third of flooded roads and bridges are so damaged by water that any vehicle trying to cross stands only a 50% chance of making it to the other side.
Out of how many bridges/roads are damaged every year?