Hurricanes
What are the categories for a hurricane?
1-5
What type of volcano recently erupted and possibility of erupting soon?
active
What is a violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground?
tornado
What does the word tsunami mean?
harbor wave
What is a mountain that opens downward to a pool of molten rock below the surface of the earth?
volcano
What is a tropical storm wind speed?
39-73
What type of volcano shows that one has not erupted in a long time but has in the past, but could still erupt sometime in the future?
dormant
What is our peak season for tornadoes?
March through May
What causes tsunamis? (two)
Earthquakes and Volcanoes
What are the categories for a tornado?
EF0-EF5
What is the calmest part of a hurricane storm?
the eye
How many active volcanoes are there on earth?
1,500
What is a rotating cone-shaped column of air extending downward from the base of a thunderstorm, but not touching the ground?
funnel cloud
Straight
What type of system tells you that a tornado is either on the ground or has been detected by doppler radar?
tornado warning
What degree does the water have to be in order for a hurricane to form?
80 degrees or higher
What is the area of earth that is the location where most volcanoes frequently occur?
Ring of Fire
What is an abrupt lowering of a rain-free cumulonimbus base into a low-hanging accessory cloud?
What type of system tells you that tornadoes are possible in your area?
tornado watch
answers vary
What is a hurricane speed?
74 mph or higher
What are the two types of liquid rock and what is the difference between them?
magma flows inside volcano, lava flows outside of the volcano
What is tornado alley?
where tornadoes are most likely to occur
How many tornadoes occur, on average, each year?
1,000
What is one way that natural disasters affect our rock cycle? *be specific
answers vary