Tsunamis
Causes a tsunami to form
What is an earthquake under the sea?
A volcano is a mountain with ______ below the surface and a top that can open
What is molten rock (magma)?
Winds of a hurricane can reach speeds over
What is 200 mph?
Tornado winds can reach speeds up to
Most floods are caused by
What is too much rain that cannot be absorbed by the soil?
The top speed of tsunami waves
What is 560 mph?
The flow of molten rock out of a volcano
What is lava?
Hurricanes form above
What are oceans with warm water?
The most tornadoes occur here
What is the Tornado Alley in the US?
The most common natural disaster in the world
What are floods?
When the tsunami reaches the coast, the waves slow down to this speed
What is 30 mph?
The 3 kinds of volcanoes:
What are extinct, dormant and active?
The calmest part of the storm
What is the "eye" of the storm?
The ingredients to form a tornado are
What are warm moist air (from Gulf of Mexico) and cool dry air (from Canada)?
The 3 types of floods
What are river floods, coastal floods and flash floods?
Causes an earthquake, displacing a lot of water
What are moving tectonic plates?
There are more than _____ active volcanoes on our planet
What is 1,500?
Typhoons occur in
What is the Western Pacific Ocean?
The damage path of a tornado can be ___ wide
What is 50 miles?
The huge amount of water that falls in a short time cannot be handled by the sewage
What are flash floods?
Tsunami is made up of these two Japanese words meaning "harbor" and "waves"
What are "tsu" and "nami"?
The outer most layer of the planet
What is the crust?
Hurricanes always rotate in this direction
What is counter-clockwise?
The strongest type of tornado
What is an EF 5?
People who live near the sea can be affected by
What are coastal floods?