Tectonic Plates
This is the outermost layer of Earth that is broken into tectonic plates
What is the crust?
Earthquakes are caused by this sudden movement of the ground.
What is shifting tectonic plates?
What is Japanese?
This spinning column of air touches both the cloud and the ground.
What is a tornado?
You should have one of these ready in case you need to leave your house quickly.
What is an emergency kit or a “go bag”?
What is the second layer of the Earth called?
What is the mantle?
Earthquakes usually happen along these cracks in the Earth's crust.
What are faults?
True or false: Tsunamis are huge tidal waves caused by the moon.
What is false?
This is the name for a tropical storm with strong winds and heavy rain.
What is a hurricane?
During a tornado, go to this part of your house for safety.
What is a basement or an interior room with no windows?
This type of boundary forms when two tectonic plates move apart
What is a divergent boundary?
What is the magnitude?
Tsunamis are usually caused by this natural event under the ocean.
What is an earthquake?
Floods happen when this is more than the ground or drains can handle.
What is rainfall?
These early warnings help people prepare for hurricanes or floods.
What are weather alerts or warnings?
These mountains formed from the collision of the Indian and Eurasian plates. This is where Mt Everest is
What are the Himalayas?
True or false: Earthquakes can happen underwater.
What is true?
If the ocean suddenly pulls away from the shore, you should do this.
What is run to higher ground?
The scale used to measure tornado strength is called this.
What is the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale?
To protect homes from floods, people can build these around their property.
What are barriers or sandbags?
The theory that explains the movement of Earth's plates is called this
What is plate tectonics?
People sometimes feel the ground shaking after the main earthquake. These are called what?
What are aftershocks?
Tsunamis can travel across the ocean at speeds of up to this.
What is 500 miles per hour?
Wildfires spread faster when it's very __________ and windy.
What is dry?
Schools and workplaces practice this to prepare for disasters like earthquakes or fires.
What are emergency drills?