Volcanoes
Hot liquid under the Earth's surface
Magma
The U.S. State that is most earthquake prone
Alaska/California
This ocean is where 80% of tsunamis happen
Pacific Ocean
The center of a hurricane
The Eye
The safest place to be during a tornado
Basement
A volcano that is active but not erupting. In a way, it is "sleeping"
Dormant
The name of the scale that measures earthquakes
Richter Scale or Moment Magnitude Scale
An underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption
The ocean where most hurricanes occur
Atlantic Ocean
The nickname for where most tornadoes occur
Tornado Alley
Molten rock expelled from a volcano
Lava
Where on Earth most earthquakes occur
Ring of Fire
Name 2 U.S. states that are at the greatest risk for a tsunami
Hawaii, Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and California
Hurricanes need _____ water to form
Warm
The name of the scale that measures tornadoes
Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale
The horseshoe shaped area of the Pacific Ocean where it holds 90% of all volcanoes
The Ring of Fire
A line on a rock surface or the ground that traces a geological fault
Fault line
How high tsunami waves can get
100 feet high
True or False? Hurricanes gain strength as they move inland.
False
Tornadoes occur when a _____ front meets a _____ front.
Tornadoes occur when a cold front meets a warm front.
The volcano that buried Pompeii
Mt. Vesuvius
The largest recorded earthquake
On May 22, 1960 a 9.5 earthquake, the largest earthquake ever instrumentally recorded, occurred off the coast of southern Chile. This earthquake generated a tsunami that was destructive not only along the coast of Chile, but also across the Pacific in Hawaii, Japan, and the Philippines.
Name a country hit by the infamous 2004 tsunami
Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Maldives, and Thailand
The U.S. state where most hurricanes occur
Florida
Name 3 U.S. states where tornadoes occur most often
Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota