Natural Disasters

Which natural disaster is characterized by the sudden movement of tectonic plates?

• Typhoon

• Earthquake

• Flood

• Tornado

a tornado is caused by ___________ and _________ winds colliding

• hurricane + tsunami

• warm air + cold air

• cold air + cold air

• warm air + warm air

a giant wave caused by movement of the ocean floor

• Waterspout
• Light Wave
• Tsunami

• Earthquake

a device that measures the size (magnitude) of earthquakes

• Seisometer

• Barometer

• Doppler Radar

• Seismograph

a period of dry weather, especially a long one that is injurious to crops.

• Hail Storm
• Tornado
• Drought
• Flood

__________ monitor changing atmospheric conditions to predict weather events.

• Volcanologists
• Seismologists
• Meteorologists
• Architects

a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain

• Landslide
• Dirt Wave
• Avalanche
• Snow River

A _________ is a natural event that can cause lots of damage.

• tornado

• earthquake

• natural disaster

• stampede

What natural hazard can cause a Tsunami?

• Hurricanes

• Thunderstorms on the coast

• Earthquakes

• Volcanic eruptions

Identify the catastrophic event:

• Hurricane

• Tsunami

• Tornado

• Wildfire