Vocab.
What is does it mean to move from a dangerous area to a safer one?
Evacuate
Who studies volcanoes?
Volcanologists
What was the name of the volcano that erupted?
Mount Pinatubo
What natural disaster can trigger a tsunami?
Earthquake
What is the most severe category a hurricane can get up to?
What instrument measures and records details about earthquakes, such as their strength and how long they last?
Seismograph
Who studies earthquakes?
Seismologists
What day did the volcano start erupting?
June 14, 1991
How fast (or slow) do the Earth's plates move?
As fast as your fingernail grows
What temperature water do hurricanes thrive in?
Warm/ tropical ocean water
What means coming before, in time or oder?
Prior
The ________ of something is the act of caring for it and repairing it when needed.
Maintenance
Andy Lockhart
How often do major Earthquakes happen around the Pacific Islands?
Every 200 years
Name one item that should be in your emergency hurricane kit.
-flashlight and batteries
-radio
-first aide kit
- food and water
- blankets
What does it mean to spread out in waves or rays?
Radiate
What vocabulary word refers to the size of something?
Magnitude
How many people were saved because of the evacuation?
20,000 People
How tall can a tsunami wave get?
100 feet
Hurricanes near Australia and the Indian ocean are called what?
Cyclones
Surge
What was the magnitude of the earthquake?
9.2
If something is ______, it happens over a large area or among many people.
Widespread
What can help scientists predict earthquakes?
Porites Coral
You do not want to fall _____to a hurricane.