HURRICANES
This is another name for a tornado.
What is a twister?
This caused the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
What is a 9.1 magnitude earthquake?
Hot liquid rock under the Earth’s surface is known as this; it is called lava after it comes out of a volcano.
What is magma?
The maximum sustained surface wind of a hurricane is at least this speed or greater.
What is 74 mph?
The spot on the surface above where an earthquake occurs.
What is the epicenter?
This type of cloud may cause a tornado.
What is a cumulonimbus cloud?
Tsunamis are huge waves of water that are usually caused by earthquakes or these.
What are volcanic eruptions?
These volcanoes are wide with gently sloping sides.
What are shield volcanoes?
An organized ring of cumulonimbus clouds that surround the eye.
What is the eye wall?
The name of the place where most earthquakes on Earth occur.
What is the Ring of Fire?
When tsunamis hit shallow water (often near the coast) they slow down but increase in this.
What is height?
These volcanoes put on a dramatic show when they erupt.
What are stratovolcanoes/composite volcanoes?
The instrument used to measure the strength or magnitude of an earthquake.
What is the seismograph?
These two months are considered tornado season in Minnesota.
What are June and July?
In March 2011, the Tohoku earthquake off the eastern coast of this country caused a tsunami that was a major factor in the death of over 15000 people.
What is Japan?
This is the name of the largest volcano.
What is Mauna Loa?
Hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean occurs between these dates.
What is June 1st to November 30th?
Severe ground shaking from local earthquake, water receding from the shoreline, and a loud roaring from the ocean.
What are natural warning signs of a tsunami?
These volcanoes are made of small rock fragments that were previously pieces of erupted lava.
What are cinder volcanoes?