Vocabulary
Tornado
Hurricane
Earthquake
Survival
100
This word means harm or hurt. The storm did a lot of d______ge to the house.
DAMAGE
100
What causes the doors to blow out? A lot of press--e.
PRESSURE
100
Katrina was a Tornado in New Orleans, Louisiana?
No, it was a Hurricane
100
True or False: California is the only place on earth where earthquakes occur?
FALSE: One of the most common myths about earthquakes is that they only occur in specific regions of California. In reality, earthquakes can happen almost anywhere in the world. Earth’s crust is divided into tectonic plates, and movement can occur along the boundaries of these plates or within them.
100
What does Fight or Flight mean?
What our bodies systems do when we sense, or feel, danger.
200
This word is a feeling you get when you are afraid. The man felt __________ when he jumped off the cliff.
FEAR
200
Matt Suter couldn't believe how l--d the sound was.
LOUD
200
True or False: Hurricane Beryl hit Houston Texas this month?
TRUE, Hurricane Beryl made landfall as a Category 1 near Matagorda, Texas. The storm made landfall 110 miles south of Houston.
200
Is an 8.0 earthquake and small one or a large one?
200
Which of the following are body systems: 1. Blood Vessels 2. Respiratory 3. Nervous 4. All of the Above
All are body systems.
300
This word means unable to protect yourself from something than can hurt you. He was ________ without a knife.
DEFENSELESS
300
A place that gets more tornados than anywhere else in the world. It is called _____ _____.
TORNADO ALLEY
300
True or False: Hurricanes, Cyclones, and Typhoons are all the samething?
True, which term is used depends on where the storm occurs.
300
Why do we have earthquakes in California?
California is located on top of two major tectonic plates: the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate.
300
True or False: A rise in blood pressure and slowing of blood vessels are ways to save your life?
TRUE, IT CAN SLOW A CUT AS TO NOT LOSE TOO MUCH BLOOD.
400
A word that means to get better after being hurt or injured. He will _________ after going to the doctor.
RECOVER
400
Each tornado is rated from EF0 - EF5. What does the 0 mean?
EF 0 being the weakest and EF 5 being the strongest.
400
True or False: North America calls Tropical storms, Hurricanes?
TRUE
400
What does an earthquake do?
When the stress on the edge overcomes the friction, there is an earthquake that releases energy in waves that travel through the earth's crust and cause the shaking that we feel.
400
True or False: Stress is always bad for our bodies?
Not true, your body has weapons that take over when you sense danger.
500
This word is a person who has been hurt by something. The man was a ________ of a hurricane.
VICTIM
500
True or False: The wind force of a tornado can be 150-miles-per-hour?
TRUE
500
In Hurricane Katrina what caused the disaster to New Orleans? 1. The Rain 2. The Lakes Overflowing 3. Levees and Seawalls breaking 4. All of the above
ALL OF THE ABOVE
500
Aftershocks are larger earthquakes?
No aftershocks are smaller earthquakes that occur in the same general area during the days to years following a larger event or "mainshock."
500
Escape is to get away from something. Is this a verb or a noun?
ESCAPE IS A VERB BECAUSE IT SHOWS ACTION.