Another word for precipitation is _________.
Rain (What is rain?)
What causes earthquakes?
Plate Tectonics (What is plate tectonics?)
What causes volcanoes?
Tectonic plate movement
What causes thunder?
Lightning
True or False: Tsunamis only ever have 1 wave.
False
Where does rain water go after it rains?
Oceans, sewers, lakes, rivers, streams, and other bodies of water.
The safest place inside during an earthquake is ________.
Basement (What is the basement?)
What is lava made of?
Melted rock
True or False: Tornadoes last several days.
False
Where is the safest place to be in a storm?
Inside
What are clouds made of?
What is water?
What makes an earthquake so dangerous?
Buildings collapsing and debris falling.
What causes volcanoes to erupt?
- Pressure in the volcano causes it to burst
- Lava cannot be contained by the volcano any more
True or False: A tornado forms on land.
True
How do you put yourself out if you are on fire?
- Stop, drop, and roll
- go in water
When water makes a cloud it is called __________.
Condensation (What is condensation?)
The _________ boundary causes earthquakes.
Transform (what is a transform boundary?)
What causes volcanoes to have different sizes?
The viscosity of the lava (how thick or how runny the lava is)
Friction between the molecules in clouds cause what?
Lightning
What causes flooding?
Rain water causes a body of water to overflow.