natural disasters

Question 1

a sudden rapid shaking of the ground caused by tectonic plates

Answer 1

earthquake

Question 2

small ____ happen frequently, while ones that measure 5 or higher on the scale are less common.

Answer 2

earthquake

Question 3

they are not predictable

Answer 3

earthquakes

Question 4

can happen near fault lines that are on the edge of tectonic plates

Answer 4

earthquakes

Question 5

the scale for _____ is from 1 to 10 and each number is 32 times worse than the other 10 being the most devastation.

Answer 5

earthquakes

Question 6

rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls.

Answer 6

hurricane

Question 7

form over the Southern Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and the Eastern Pacific Ocean

Answer 7

hurricanes

Question 8

usually make landfall in the Southern United States, Caribbean countries, Central American countries, and other countries near the equator.

Answer 8

hurricane

Question 9

June 1st- November 30th is _______ season

Answer 9

hurricane

Question 10

______ can be difficult to predict but 72 hours before a __________ hits the ground the sky will have cumulus clouds.

Answer 10

hurricanes

Question 11

mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud.

Answer 11

tornadoes

Question 12

in the U.S over 1,000 ________ occur a year.

Answer 12

tornadoes

Question 13

it is very difficult to predict

Answer 13

tornadoes

Question 14

can happen anywhere if the weather conditions are right.

Answer 14

tornadoes

Question 15

erupt virtually every year in the United States.

Answer 15

volcanoes

Question 16

In the United States, there are over 160 active __________ located in Alaska, Hawaii, California, Washington & Oregon.

Answer 16

volcanoes

Question 17

Due to data collected from_________, they are able to forecast changes in activity to determine when it might erupt.

Answer 17

volcanoes

Question 18

what earthquake wave is the fastest?

Answer 18

P-wave

Question 19

what earthquake wave causes the most damage

Answer 19

surface wave

Question 20

The temperature, wind, clouds, and precipitation in the atmosphere

Answer 20

atmospheric conditions

Question 21

Extreme weather events such as floods, hurricanes, and tornadoes; classified by the extent and intensity of their impact on the ecosystem

Answer 21

catastrophic event

Question 22

A rising body of water that submerges normally dry land

Answer 22

flood

Question 23

A prediction or estimate of future events, especially of weather

Answer 23

forecast

Question 24

Forces resulting from processes occurring within Earth’s crust

Answer 24

geologic forces

Question 25

Magma that has reached Earth’s surface

Answer 25

Lava

Question 26

Liquid rock below the surface of the Earth

Answer 26

magma

Question 27

Events in nature that may have a negative effect

Answer 27

natural hazard

Question 28

The nearly continuous line of earthquakes and volcanic activity surrounding the Pacific ocean

Answer 28

pacific ring of fire

Question 29

Waves of energy that travel through Earth and are the result of an earthquake, volcano, or explosion

Answer 29

seismic waves

Question 30

Event in which molten rock spews out from the mantle to the surface of Earth as ash, lava, and gases; major geological event that occurs when a dense plate subducts below a less dense plate

Answer 30

volcanic erpution