Definitions of Natural Disasters
A mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel shaped cloud.
What is a TORNADO
Volcanoes are classified as ?
What is ACTIVE, DORMANT, or EXTINCT
What hurricane destroyed the city of New Orleans causing over 125 billions dollars in damage and over 1,200 deaths
What is Hurricane Katrina
Where did the worst Tsunami take place ?
What is the Indian Ocean
What was the 1918 Pandemic that killed millions
What is the SPANISH FLU
A mountain or hill having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from earths crust.
What is a VOLCANO
A super volcano is 13 thousand times stronger than what?
What is a BOMB
This hurricane took place in 2017 and was a category 4 directly effecting Texas and Louisiana.
What is Hurricane Harvey
What typically causes a Tsunami
What is undersea earthquakes at tectonic plate boundaries
What are two of the most widespread natural disaster ?
A sudden an violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing-great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
What is a EARTHQUAKE
Volcanic smoke is able to do what instantly to bystanders?
What is SUFFOCATE
This Hurricane destroyed parts of Wildwood New Jersey
What is Hurricane Sandy
What states are more at risk for a tsunami
What is Hawaii, Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and California
Hurricane wind speeds can reach up to how many miles per hour
A long high sea wave caused by an earthquakes, submarine landslide, or other disturbance.
What is a Tsunami
What is something a volcano can create that isn't necessarily a bad thing?
What is an ISLAND
Hurricanes rotate around a circular center called the
What is the EYE
What does Tsunami mean in Japanese
What is HARBOR WAVE
A mass of snow, ice, and rocks
A volcanic eruption can cause what other natural disasters?
Hurricane can also be called what?
What is Cyclones and Typhoons
About 80% of Tsunamis happen within the Pacific Ocean which is considered the ?
What is the "Ring of Fire"
Between the years 2000 and 2012, natural disasters caused how much money in damage
What is 1.7 Trillion Dollars