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HURRICANES
EARTHQUAKES
TORNADOES
TSUNAMIS
VOLCANOES
100
A relatively calm area in the center of the storm.
What is the eye?
100

Large pieces of Earth's crust that move and interact with each other.

What are tectonic plates?

100

A rapidly rotating column of air.

What is a tornado?

100

Tsunamis are huge waves of water that are usually caused by these.

What are earthquakes?

100
Hot liquid rock under the Earth’s surface is known this; it is called lava after it comes out of a volcano.
What is magma?
200

The safest places to be in a hurricane.

What is interior rooms or away from windows?

200
Waves of energy that are released during an earthquake.
What are seismic waves?
200

The safest place to be in a tornado.

What is a basement or interior room?

200

What should you do if a tsunami is approaching?

What is get to higher ground?

200

How volcanoes form.

What is when magma from below Earth's crust rises to the surface, often on tectonic plate boundaries?

300
What people should do to prepare for a hurricane.

What is create an emergency kit, gather supplies, and stay informed about weather updates?

300

Records the vibrations caused by seismic waves.

What is a seismograph?

300

Common effects of tornadoes.

What are destruction of buildings and flying debris?

300

The primary dangers of a tsunami. 

What are flooding, strong currents, and debris carried by waves?

300

What you should do during a volcanic eruption.

What is follow evacuation orders and stay indoors?

400
An abnormal rise of water generated by a storm.
What is a storm surge?
400
The instrument used to measure the strength or magnitude of an earthquake.
What is the Richter Scale?
400
This country averages around 1200 tornadoes every year, more than any other country.
What is the USA?
400

Other natural disasters that can trigger tsunamis.

What are volcanoes or landslides?

400

The ring of fire.

What is a horseshoe shaped area in the Pacific Ocean known for its volcanic activity and earthquakes?

500
A 1 to 5 categorization based on the hurricane's intensity at the indicated time.
What is the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale?
500

A huge fault line that runs through most of California that separates the North American and Pacific plates.

What is the San Andreas Fault?

500

Conditions needed for tornado formation.

What is a warm, humid atmosphere and a storm? 

500

How are tsunamis measured?

Wave height, wave speed, and distance traveled inland. 

500

The three types of volcanoes.

What is shield, composite, and cinder cone?