Volcanoes
Hot liquid under the Earth's surface
Magma
Earthquakes happen when the plates do one of these three things
Move apart; bump into each other; or slide under each other
What causes a tsunami
An underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption
The center of a hurricane
The Eye
A tornado is a spinning column of _____.
Air and Wind
What are the 4 main categories for natural disasters ?
Meteorological
Climatological
Geological
Hydrological
Molten rock expelled from a volcano
Lava
Where on Earth most earthquakes occur
The ocean floor
The country hit by the infamous 2004 tsunami
Indonesia and Thailand
Hurricanes need _____ water to form
Warm
Tornadoes occur when a _____ front meets a _____ front.
Tornadoes occur when a cold front meets a warm front.
What are some examples of geological natural disasters?
Earthquakes
Volcanic Eruptions
Landslides
Avalanches
Sinkholes
The volcano that buried Pompeii
Mt. Vesuvius
The name of the scale that measures earthquakes
Richter Scale
Where 80% of tsunamis happen
Pacific Ocean
Hurricanes are __________ storms.
Tropical
How many minutes a tornado lasts
10 minutes
What are some examples of climatological natural disasters?
Droughts
Extreme Heat
Wildfires
A volcano that is active but not erupting. In a way, it is "sleeping"
Dormant
What is the study of earthquakes ?
Seismology
Tsunami means " Harbor wave" in what language?
Japanese
The ocean where most hurricanes occur
Atlantic Ocean
The safest place to be during a tornado
Basement
What are some examples of meteorological natural disasters?
Thunderstorms
Tornadoes
Blizzards
Ice Storms
Hailstorms
How fast tsunami waves can travel
500 mph or 800 km/h
How hurricanes are named
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) keeps six lists of 21 male and female names that are used in rotation, and recycled every six years. The names of the worst hurricanes are not repeated.
1,000 tornadoes
What are some examples of hydrological natural disasters?
Tsunamis
Floods
One other name given to hurricanes
Cyclones
Typhoons