A radar tracking system that measures how fast the wind is moving.
What is doppler radar
100
vibrations produced when rocks are bent and broken causing the earth to shake
What is an earthquake
100
Wind speeds exceeding 300 mph
What is an EF5
100
The center of the hurricane where winds are light and skies are clear to partly cloudy
What is the eye
100
A volcano that is able to erupt
What is active
200
a scale that tells how severe a tornado is based on wind speed and damage being caused
What is Fujita Scale
200
the point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus, point in the crust where a seismic rupture begins
What is the epicenter
200
A huge 'dome' of ocean water that can be 20 feet tall and 50 to 100 miles wide
What is storm surge
200
A wall of thunderstorms around the eye
What is the eye wall
200
A steep sided volcano, explosive eruptions that throw lava and rock in the air. Example, Paricutin in Mexico
What is a cinder cone volcano
300
a cone-shaped cloud
What is funnel cloud
300
Magnitude
What is a number that characterizes the relative size of energy of an earthquake
300
molten rock material under the surface of the earth
What is magma
300
This evolves from a tropical storm and will have constant wind speeds of of 74 mph or greater
What is a hurricane
300
molten rock material above the surface of the earth
What is lava
400
a dangerous windstorm whose clouds are shaped like a funnel. The funnel moves over land and destroys everything in its path.
What is tornado
400
an instrument used to detect and record earthquakes
What is a seismograph
400
These will be needed in case of an emergency and should be included in your survival kit for any disaster
What are batteries
400
A cluster of thunderstorms in the tropics that maintains its identity and shows rotary circulation at the surface with constant wind speeds of 38 mph or less.
What is a tropical depression
400
hot fragments of rock and magma emitted during an explosive eruption
What is pyroclastics
500
an area in the western portion of the US that runs from the western side of Texas up to North and South Dakota, known for its many tornado strikes.
What is tornado alley
500
a sea wave of local or distant origin that results from an earthquake
What is a tsunami
500
The fault line found in California
What is the San Andreas Fault
500
Has rotary wind speeds that range from 39 to 73 mph