Natural Hazard
A naturally occurring event that can have a negative effect on humans or the environment
Natural Hazards
it causes widespread injury, death, or property damage.
Natural Disaster
Hot molten rocks inside the volcano
magma
A violently rotating column of air touching the ground, usually attached to the base of a thunderstorm.
TRUE/FALSE: All natural hazards are predictable.
FALSE
List 3 Natural Hazards
Torando
Earthquake
Volcanic Eruption
Etc.
Give 1 example of Natural Disaster. Be specific
CCOVID
storage of magma
What kind of Natural Hazard is a tornado?
Weather Hazard
What happens when a strong earthquake happens underwater?
Tsunami
2 main types of Natural Hazard
Weather and Geologic
Based on the Worldwide Natural Disasters[1995-2015], which natural hazard occurred the most?
FLOOD
a hot or cold mixture of water and rock fragments that flows down the slopes of a volcano
lahar
In the United States, the time/ when most tornadoes happen is called
Tornado Season
Location of most earthquake and volcanic eruption
Pate boundaries/ ring of fire
What are some natural hazard that is not included in weather and geological hazard?
Disease and meteorite impact
How can a sandstorm turn into a natural disaster?
If it cause widespread of injury, death, and destruction.
Two types of plate boundaries
destructive and constructive
In the United States, the area where most tornadoes happen si called
"Tornado Aley."
As the size of volcanic eruption increases the frequency of it erupting
decreases
Example of natural hazards which are related to each other.
Earthquake - Tsunami
Rain- flood
Differentiate weather hazard and geological hazard.
weather: atmosphere
geological: geo/land
A VEI 7 volcanic eruption is categorise as
super-colossal
What is scale is used to categorise the strength of tornado?
The Enhanced Fujita Scale
What type of plate boundaries form composite volcano?
destructive plate boundaries