Volcanoes
Molten rock beneath Earth’s surface
Magma
The U.S. States that is most earthquake prone
Alaska/California
Where 80% of tsunamis happen
Pacific Ocean
The center of a hurricane
The Eye
The safest place to be during a tornado
Basement
An uncontrolled fire that burns in the wildland vegetation
Wildfire
Molten rock that reaches Earth’s surface
Lava
Where most earthquakes occur
The ocean floor
True or False? The first tsunami wave is the strongest.
False
Hurricanes need _____ water to form
Warm
A tornado is a spinning column of _____.
Air and Wind
A severe snowstorm with strong winds and lasts for a long time
Blizzard
A volcano that erupts regularly or shows ongoing activity
Active
A surface crack marking tectonic movement
Fault line
The English translation of the Japanese word 'tsunami'
Harbor Wave
The ocean where most hurricanes occur
Pacific Ocean
Tornadoes occur when a _____ front meets a _____ front.
Tornadoes occur when a cold front meets a warm front.
Dirt, pebbles, rocks, and boulders slide down a slope
Landslide
A volcano not erupting now but capable of erupting again
Dormant
Approximate number of earthquakes in Southern California
10,000
What a series of tsunami waves is called
Wave train
The U.S. state where most hurricanes occur
Florida
How many minutes a tornado lasts
Tornadoes can last from several seconds to more than an hour.
Most are fewer than 10 min
An overflow of water that submerges land that is usually dry
Flood
The three main volcano types
(Listed in notes under volcano)
Cinder cones, composite, and shield
Measures earthquake magnitude
Richter Scale
The movie made about the 2004 tsunami
The Impossible
Different categories of Hurricanes
The nickname for where most tornadoes occur
Tornado Alley
What causes most wildfires
People
The Earth layer where magma forms
Mantle
Earthquakes occur when plates collide, separate, or slide
Plate movement
The country hit by the infamous 2004 tsunami
Indonesia and Thailand
Cyclones, typhoons, and gales
Alternative names for hurricanes
Twisters
Three categories of floods (100 points each)
A horseshoe-shaped zone with most of Earth’s volcanoes
The Ring of Fire
The magnitude of the Valdivia Earthquake (the largest recorded earthquake)
9.5
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
Tornadoes occur most often in these four states
Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska
Iowa and South Dakota
How fast landslides can travel
55-100 miles per hour at peak
average 35 miles per hour
Built up by repeated lava and ash deposits
Volcano growth
The largest recorded earthquake
Valdivia Earthquake
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 in the United States
1,000 tornadoes
_________ spreads "crown fires" quickly
Wind
half points for interconnected trees
The volcano that buried Pompeii
Mt. Vesuvius
The underground focus point of an earthquake
Hypocenter
How high tsunami waves can get
100 feet high
How fast the winds have to be for a storm to be a hurricane
74 mph
The average speed of a tornado
30 miles per hour on average
half points if you said 70 miles
The worst blizzard in world history
Length, and number of deaths
1972 Iran Blizzard
lasting 3–9 days in February 1972, resulted in the deaths of over 4,000 people.
What Roman god did the word "volcano" come from
Vulcan or God of Fire
The point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake
Epicenter
How fast tsunami waves can travel
500 mph or 800 km/h
How hurricanes are named
Six lists created by the National Hurricane Center and maintained by the World Meteorological Organization.
Each list contains 21 names in alphabetical order, alternating between male and female names.
The name of the scale that measures tornadoes
Enhanced Fujita Scale
The tool used to predict blizzards
Weather Surveillance Radar
Doppler Radar