Natural
Disasters
Disasters
Another term for a tropical cyclone
What is Hurricane?
June 1st-November 30th
What is "Hurricane Season"
These are one of the many reasons flooding occurs throughout the world
What is "Excessive Runoff of Heavy Rain"
This graphic representation, drawn to scale and usually on a flat surface, of features—for example, geographical, geological, or geopolitical—of an area of the Earth or of any other celestial body.
What is a "Scientific Map"
First things first, what should you first do when a Tornado Warning is not even issued, but your under a warning where tornadoes are possible
What is "Grab supplies and get ready to seek shelter"
Cones of Lava
What are Volcanoes?
Southern Plains; May-Early June
What is "Tornado Season"
The air cools as it rises. Water vapor condenses and forms cumulus clouds. When condensation occurs, heat (latent heat/energy ) is released and helps form these kinds of storms
What are "Thunderstorms"
This kind of map displays various meteorological features across a particular area at a particular point in time and has various symbols which all have specific meanings.
What is a "Weather Map"
Where should you find shelter in your house?
This natural disaster consists of waves that are non-surfable, and can reach up to maximum wave heights of 100 meters
What is "Tsunami"
March 19th to June 20th
What is "Spring Season"
Instrument that shows wind direction
What is "Wind Vane"
This map type concerns the shape and character of the Earth's surface and maps were among the first artifacts to record these observations
What is "Topographic"
What should you NOT do during a tornado?
This natural disaster/global geographical phenomenon occurs when a celestial body of any size higher than 1 km collides with Earth, and causes mass extinction throughout the world
What is an "Asteroid Impact"
These waves occur 10-12 years on average
What are "Tsunamis"
These storms form when warm, humid air collides with cold, dry air. The denser cold air is pushed over the warm air, usually producing thunderstorms. The warm air rises through the colder air, causing an updraf
What are "Tornadoes"
Another way to say weather radar, which is a electronic sonar map, which is used to locate precipitation, calculate its motion, and estimate its type.
What is "Doppler Radar"
What is "True"
This natural disaster/global geographical phenomenon is a hypothetical volcanic eruption event caused by the buildup of gas deep underneath a crater. This event is similar in destruction to a major asteroid impact
What is a "Verneshot"
September to December
What is "Autumn"
These storms form over the warm ocean water of the tropics. When warm moist air over the water rises, it is replaced by cooler air. The cooler air will then warm and start to rise. This cycle causes huge storm clouds to form.
Now this isn't a map, but you can call it being a "square." These square diagrams can be used to predict the genotypes of a particular cross or breeding experiment
What are "Punnet Squares"
What should you bring with you to your shelter?
What is "Food, Water, Clothing, Medical Supplies, and a battery operated or hand cranked radio"