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a wave caused by the earthquake off the coast of Chile.
What is a tsunami?
100
The word "Tsunami" comes from that language.
What is Japanese?
100
Highest measurement for tornado

F5

200
The machine that measures earthquakes.
What is a seismograph?
200

Used to detect tsunamis 

DART system

200
What is the largest category for a hurricane?

Category 5

300

Most common way of detecting and measuring earthquakes

Seismometer
300
A thing that causes a tsunami.
What is an earthquake?
300

How are volcanoes detected?

Tiltmeter

400
A person who studies earthquakes.
What is a seismologist?
400

How are tornadoes detected?

Doppler Radar

400

How are avalanches detected?

They cannot be detected.

500
The "scale" used to measure earthquakes.
What is a Richter Scale?
500

How are tornadoes measured? 

Fujita Scale

500
Snow falling down the side of a mountain.
What is an avalanche?