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What are conditions that limit the design solution or that could prevent the solution from being accomplished?
Constraints
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What typically causes a tsunami?
an earthquake, a landslide, or an eruption
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What describes the conditions in the atmosphere at any given time?
Weather
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What two things must you consider when defining an engineering problem?
(Hint: we talk about these 2 things in almost every lab we do)
Criteria & Constraints
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What is a storm of lightning and thunder, usually with rain and gusty winds, sometimes with hail or snow?
Thunderstorm
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What is used to monitor weather conditions?
weather satellites
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What natural hazard has the longest duration on average?
Eruption
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What is the term for animals that are active during the night?
Nocturnal
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What are the conditions, or standards that a solution should meet?
Criteria
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What is a powerful wave caused by movement of ocean water?
Tsunami
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What do you call a rapidly spinning column of air that extends from a cloud to the ground?
Tornado
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What part of the mitigation process helps people be ready for a natural hazard?
Preparation
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What occur naturally in grasslands and forests and are caused by lightning and humans?
Wildfires
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What is one of the major agencies that collect weather data used by meteorologists?
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) & National Weather Service (NWS)
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What year had the most flood disasters?
2006
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How old is Mr. Lagge's brother?
27
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What is a natural process or phenomenon that may cause widespread injury, death, and property damage?
Natural Hazard
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What geologic hazard results in molten rock, gases, ash, and other materials rise to Earth's surface?
Volcanic eruption
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What do you call it When heavy rain cannot soak into the ground it runs over Earth’s surface?
Flood
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What part of the mitigation process involves providing people with information and services as the event occurs?
Response
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What is a heavy snowstorm with strong winds?
Blizzard
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What do Scientists also use to monitor changes in the volcano’s shape that are related to pressure changes inside the volcano?
Tiltmeter
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What month has the most hurricane and tropical storm activity?
September
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What is the largest moon on Saturn?
Titan
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What is widespread injury, death, and property damage caused by a natural hazard?
Natural Disaster
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What occurs when slabs of Earth’s crust move and release energy, causing violent shaking?
Earthquakes
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What do you call it when too little rain causes the land to dry out, and plants are unable to get the water they need?
Drought
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What part of the mitigation process involves after a disaster and helps by providing temporary shelter and services until permanent repairs can be made?
Recovery
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What is a storm that forms over warm, tropical ocean waters?
Hurricane
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What is a device that measures the size (magnitude) of earthquakes?
Seismograph
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What 3 states have the most avalanches?
Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah
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What is the rarest blood type?
AB
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What means to reduce the severity or impact of something?
Mitigation
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What are the 2 causes of geologic hazards?
Tectonic plate motion and erosion
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What describes long-term weather patterns of an area?
Climate
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What is the 1st step in developing a mitigation plan?
Identify a Need
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What is a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain?
Avalanche
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What classifies the intensity of a tornado on a scale ranging from 1 to 5?
Enhanced Fujita Scale
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What is the difference in the amount of tornado-related deaths in March and January?
150
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What's Mr. Lagge's go-to karaoke song?
Breaking Free