Tornados
Tornadoes – also known as “twisters” – are violently rotating columns of this that reach from a storm cloud to the earth’s surface
What is air?
Staying indoors helps us to be safe during this winter weather event
What is a blizzard?
These waves travel out from the epicenter
What is are seismic waves?
Of the wildfires in the world, this many are man made
What is more than 80%?
This is a series of ocean waves caused by an underwater earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption.
What is a tsunami?
The winds of a tornado can reach speeds of up to this
What is 480km per hour? Or approx 300mph?
BONUS QUESTION: today's weather is called this...
Heavy rains!!!
The area where these tectonic plates meet
What is the fault?
Due to the lack of water for crop irrigation, drought can also affect the food chain – resulting in this
What is a famine?
Tsunamis can travel at speeds of this mph, almost as fast as a jet plane?
What is 500miles an hour?
What is the Fujita Scale?
This scale ranges from F0 to F5, with F5 being the strongest and most destructive.
Not clouds, rain, or thunder BUT lightning....
What is the MOST dangerous type of weather here?
The contents of an emergency kit include these
What are first-aid supplies, a flashlight, a cell phone charger, and a battery-operated radio. Your family should also have enough food and water for at least 72 hours
These things can ignite a wildfire
What are Dry fuel, air, and heat
A hurricane is classified as such when its sustained winds reach a speed of at least this many miles per hour
What is 74 mph?
Torando Alley is from here to here
What is West Texas to North Dakota?
A large area was flooded during a storm by this weather event
What are heavy rains?
These are three things to remember for earthquake
What are drop, cover, and hold on?
Drop: Get down on your hands and knees and crawl to your shelter.
Cover: Underneath a sturdy table, desk, or bed, cover your head and neck with your arms. If furniture isn’t nearby, crouch down on your knees with your arms over your head and neck next to an interior wall. (Don’t stand under a doorway—they can easily collapse.)
Hold on: If you’re under a piece of furniture, hold on with one hand and move with the furniture if it starts sliding. Stay where you are until the shaking stops.
In this continent the drought affected 150 million people from 1969-1980
About 80% of tsunamis happen within this ocean's “Ring of Fire.”
What is the Pacific Ocean?
What is Bangladesh in 1989? As it travelled through the Dhaka region of the country, more than 20 villages were destroyed and around 1,300 people were killed.
What are (1) enabling communities to evacuate, when necessary, (2) secure property, (3) allocate resources effectively, (4) help farmers manage crops (5) Helping airlines and airports keep travelers safe?
**A recent study found that doubling the accuracy of weather forecasts would save 2,200 lives every year **
This is the region of the largest earthquake ever recorded
What is the Bio-Bio region of Chile?
1960 Valdivia earthquake, which measured 9.5 on the Richter scale
The earthquake triggered a series of tsunamis that affected the Pacific Ocean, killing more than 200 people in Hawaii, Japan, and the Philippines. In Chile, the earthquake killed an estimated 1,600 people, injured about 3,000, and left 2 million homeless. The earthquake also caused the eruption of Chile's Cordón Caulle volcano
Drought is typically classified into 4 types ... what are they?
What are (1) low rain causes meteorological drought (2) lack of soil moisture causes agricultural drought (3) Hydrological drought stems from low water levels in lakes and other water sources. Lastly, drinking and tap water shortages lead to (4) socioeconomic drought?
Hurricanes are given names by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) so that they can be distinguished. Each year, tropical storms are named in alphabetical order according to a list produced by the WMO. That name stays with the storm if it develops into a hurricane. The names can only be repeated after this many years
What is six years?