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Earthquakes
Tsunamis
Volcanoes
Hurricanes
Tornadoes
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The shifting of tectonic plates
What causes earthquakes?
100
July 9, 1958 Lituya Bay, Alaska
When and where was the world's most powerful tsunami?
100
Indonesia
What country has the most volcanoes?
100
Up to 600 Miles
What is the width of a hurricane?
100
Violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm
What is a tornado?
200
22 May 1960
When was the world's most powerful earthquake?
200
1 April 2014 Chile
When and where was the most recent tsunami?
200
Mauna Loa
What is the world's largest volcano ?
200
A week
How long can hurricanes last?
200
Up to 300 miles per hour
How fast can a tornado go?
300
Richter Scale
What do you use to measure earthquakes?
300
Food Water Clothes Medicine
What should be in your survival/emergency kit?
300
Mount Tambora
What volcano caused the "Year Without Summer"?
300
Clockwise
In which direction does a hurricane in the Southern Hemisphere spin in?
300
About 1000
On average, how many tornadoes are there in a year?
400
The Ring of Fire
Where do most seismic activity take place?
400
Underwater Volcanoes
What can cause tsunamis, other than earthquakes?
400
7km
What is the width of the crater caused by Mount Tambora?
400
Evaporation from the seawater
What can increase the power of hurricanes?
400
Hail
What can tornadoes cause?
500
When it has a 6.5 magnitude (or more) near the ocean floor.
When can an earthquake cause a tsunami?
500
Poseidon
In mythology, what can cause tsunamis?
500
Sulfuric Acid
Why does the Mt. Ijen volcano have blue lava?
500
Contact with warm ocean waters
How can hurricanes in the ocean gather heat and energy?
500
Dr. Theodore Fujita
Who created the EF scale that can measure tornadoes?