Volcanoes
What can be defined as a hot liquid under the Earth's surface?
Magma
Which U.S. state id the most earthquake prone?
Alaska/California
Where do 80% of tsunamis happen?
Pacific Ocean
How is the center of a hurricane called?
The Eye
Where is the safest place to be during a tornado?
Basement/Underground
What can be defined as an uncontrolled fire that burns in the wildland vegetation ?
Wildfire
What can be defined as a molten rock expelled from a volcano?
Lava
Where on Earth most earthquakes occur?
The ocean floor
True or False?
The first tsunami wave is the strongest.
False
Hurricanes need warm or cold water to form.
Warm
A tornado is a spinning column of _____.
Air and Wind
What can be defined as a severe snowstorm with strong winds and lasts for a long time?
Blizzard
How is a volcano that has consistent activity called?
Active
What can be defined as a line on a rock surface or the ground that traces a geological fault?
Fault line
How can be the Japanese qord 'tsunami' translated into English?
Harbor Wave
Where do most hurricanes occur?
(Ocean)
Atlantic Ocean
Tornadoes occur when a _____ front meets a _____ front.
Tornadoes occur when a cold front meets a warm front.
What can be defined as dirt, pebbles, rocks, and boulders slide down a slope?
Landslide
How is a volcano that is active but not erupting ("sleeping") called?
Dormant
How many earthquakes does Southern California have a year?
+/- 1000
10,000
What is a series of tsunami waves called?
Wave train
Name the U.S. state where most hurricanes occur.
Florida
How many minutes does a tornado last?
+/- 2 minutes
10 minutes
What can be defined as an overflow of water that submerges land that is usually dry?
Flood
Name three types of volcanoes (100 each) - based on their shape
Cinder cones, composite, and shield
How is called the scale that measures earthquakes?
Richters Scale
Name the movie made about the 2004 tsunami.
The Impossible
Hurricanes are tropical/subtropical storms.
Tropical
The nickname for where most tornadoes occur
Tornado Alley
What causes most wildfires?
People
How is the layer of the earth that produces lava called?
Mantle
Name three types of movement od the earth plates to occur an earthquake.
Move apart; bump into each other; or slide under each other
Which country was hit by the infamous 2004 tsunami?
Indonesia and Thailand
Three other names for a hurricane (100 points each).
*Based on their location.
Cyclones, typhoons, and monsoon
What are tornadoes sometimes called?
Twisters
Name three categories of floods (100 points each)
How is the horseshoe shaped area of the Pacific Ocean where it holds 90% of all volcanoes called?
The Ring of Fire
Which magnitude did the Valdivia Eatrhquake have? (the largest recorded earthquake)
9.5
Name the four U.S. states that are at the greatest risk for a tsunami (100 points each).
Hawaii, Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and California
True or False? Hurricanes gain strength as they move inland.
False
Name 4 U.S. states where tornadoes occur most often. (100 points each)
Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska
Iowa and South Dakota
How fast can landslides travel?
+/- 5 km/h
56 km/h
How do volcanoes grow?
Volcanoes are formed when magma from within the Earth's upper mantle works its way to the surface. At the surface, it erupts to form lava flows and ash deposits. The lava cools. Over time as the volcano continues to erupt, it will get bigger and bigger.
How is the largest recorded earthquake called?
Valdivia Earthquake
What causes a tsunami?
An underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption
The name of the scale that measures hurricanes.
Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale
How many tornadoes occur each year?
+/- 100
1,000 tornadoes
What does "crown fires" spread quickly?
Wind
How is the volcano that buried Pompeii called?
Mt. Vesuvius
What can be defined as an underground focus point of an earthquake?
Hypocenter
How high tsunami waves can get?
+/- 5 metres
approx. 30 meters
How fast the winds have to be for a storm to be a hurricane?
+/- 50 km/h
120 km/h
What is the average speed of a tornado?
+/- 5 km/h
48 km/h
Name the worst blizzard in world history.
1972 Iran Blizzard
What Roman god did the word "volcano" come from?
Vulcan or God of Fire
What can be defined as a point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake?
Epicenter
How fast can tsunami waves travel?
+/- 100 km/h
800 km/h
How hurricanes are named?
According to WMO
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.
The name of the scale that measures tornadoes
Fujita Scale
What is tool used to predict blizzards?
The Weather Satellite