Earth's Hazards-Topic 5

an area in Earth's crust where tectonic plates meet

• fault

• earthquake

• eruption

• landslide

a shift that releases pressure on Earth's crust and causes the crust to shake

• fault

• eruption

• earthquake

• avalanche

the release of material from a volcano

• landslide

• hazard

• volcano

• eruption

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

a massive amount of snow, ice, and rocks suddenly sliding down a slope

• avalanche

• tsunami

• hazard

• drought

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

a long, dry period of weather

• eruption

• drought

• fault

• tsunami

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

an overflow of water that spreads over land that is not normally covered in water

• tsunami

• hazard

• avalanche

• flood

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

a danger caused by an event

• hazard

• earthquake

• outcome

• wildfire

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

a large amount of rock or soil sliding down a slope

• tsunami

• landslide

• potential

• avalanche

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

a massive wave created by an earthquake

• flood

• tsunami

• hazard

• avalanche

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

an opening in Earth's crust that allows superheated rock and other materials below the crust to reach the surface

• eruption

• earthquake

• volcano

• wildfire

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2