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What is one way to reduce the damage from hurricanes?
Build strong, wind resistant structures.
What natural disaster occurs when water covers land that is usually dry?
floods
About 90% of these are caused by people.
wildfires
Where do volcanoes commonly occur?
Near plate boundaries
What is a common cause of wildfires?
Lightening strikes
Wildfires can be constructive by?
Releasing seeds from certain pine cones.
What natural disaster occurs at fault lines creating a shaking of the earth's surface?
Where would you find the most underground storm shelters?
Oklahoma or Tornado Alley
Which of these measures can help reduce the impact of earthquakes?
Creating early warning systems.
What is a very large swirling storm that forms near the equator over warm water?
hurricane
This occurs when magma from the Earth's upper mantle comes to the surface and hot lava erupts.
volcano
True or False? With improved technologies and radars, the effects of some natural hazards have been mitigated.
True
What type of natural hazard is caused by underwater volcanoes and earthquakes?
tsunami
What natural disaster occurs when masses of rock, earth or debris move down a slope?
landslide
These rotating columns of air that extend from the base of a thunderstorm to the surface of earth that can creates winds up to 200mph are called?
The use of weather radars and underground storm shelters can mitigate the damages of
tornadoes
What can help prevent or reduce the impacts of floods?
dams or levee systems
What disaster occurs after days of heavy rain or melting snow?
floods
wildfires
Can some natural disasters cause other natural disasters?
YES!