Earthquakes
What is a natural disaster that an earthquake under water can create?
A Tsunami
How can you help prevent a land slide?
Planting trees or vegetation can help prevent a land slide.
True or false tornado's usually happen when severe thunderstorms are predicted?
True
A series of huge ocean waves that are caused by shifts of land under water.
A Tsunami
What items are usually plied together to help prevent flooding during a storm or hurricane?
Sandbags
A shift within the Earth is a(an)
Earthquake
A sudden sliding of ice and snow.
An Avalanche
An opening in the Earth's crust that allows superheated rock and other materials below the crust to reach the surface.
Volcano
True or false: People will have plenty of time to evacuate if a tsunami is coming
False tsunamis can occur quickly without much warning.
An overflow of water that spreads over land that is not normally covered in water
A Flood
An area in Earth's crust where tectonic plates meet.
A fault
The sliding of soil and rock down a slope
Landslide
True or false Hurricanes are the most predictable of Earth's hazards?
True
In what country did a very large tsunami hit in 2001?
Japan
Flooding often causes
Erosion
A danger caused by an event
Hazard
What are a few causes of land slides?
Rain, Wind, and earthquakes.
what elements of a hurricane cause the most damage?
Wind and rain.
The word Tsunami comes from which language?
Japan
How does global warming increase the risks of floods?
Melting ice in the polar regions can cause the ocean level to rise and flood coastal areas.
What area in the United States are most Earthquakes felt?
In the West Coast
What kind of damage can a landslide do?
Destroy buildings, and block water ways.
Two things that people should be concerned about when a volcano erupts are
Lava and ash
An earthquake was reported in Kansas should they issue a tsunami warning?
No Kansas is not near an ocean.
Would a flood most likely occur in a valley or a plain?
A valley because it is the lowest spot between mountains and water flows down hill.