Hurricanes
What scientist studies hurricanes?
meteorologist
What scientist studies tornados?
meteorologist
What scientist studies volcanos?
volcanologist
What scientist studies earthquakes?
seismologist
What is the only continent where tornados have never occured?
Antartica
What scale is used to measure hurricanes?
the Saffir-Simpson scale
what scale is used to measure tornados
the Enhanced Fujita Scale
what is lava called before it comes out of the earth's surface?
magma
What scale is used to measure earthquakes
the Richter Scale
Which volcano erupted in Washington state in 1980?
what are the meteorologists called who fly over the storm to take measurements?
hurricane hunters
What tornado was reduced from an EF5 to an EF4 because of the amount of damage it caused?
the El Reno tornado
where do 75% of the earth's volcanos occur?
the Ring of Fire
What part of the earth rubs together violently to create earthquakes?
tectonic plates
What are the two major types of tornados?
super cell tornados
non-super cell tornados
name the three parts of a hurricane
eye, eye wall, rain bands
When is a tornado officially a tornado?
when it makes contact with the ground and the clouds
name four types of volcanos
caldera, shield volcano, stratovolcano, mid-ocean ridges, cinder cone volcano
Which mid-ocean ridge volcano caused a large tsunami in January of 2022?
the Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha'pai
name the four layers of the earth
core, outer core, mantle, crust
What are the two stages of storms before it becomes a hurricane?
tropical depression
tropical storm
What two areas in the United States do tornados occur most often?
Tornado Alley and Dixie Alley
the pyroclastic flow
What does the word "tsunami" mean in English?
wave in the harbor
What causes the lightning in the thunderstorm clouds?
ice particles rubbing against each other