Test 7 Flashcards
What is a Natural Hazard?
A Natural Hazard is weather or natural phenomena that could hurt or injure people, animals, and surrounding areas.
What are Hurricanes?
Hurricanes are massive storms that have high winds, heavy rains, and coastal flooding.
What are Tornadoes?
Tornadoes are strong winds rotating in a cyclone. They may involve rain and hail.
What are earthquakes?
Earthquakes are sudden geological events in which the ground shakes violently for a short period of time.
Can a natural hazard become a natural disaster? How?
Yes, It becomes a natural disaster when it destroys property injures, or loss of power and resources.
Where can a natural disaster take place?
A natural disaster can take place in a small or large area or area with a large or small population (Anywhere)
Which area is more likely to become a natural disaster?
Areas that have the most likely to become natural disasters are denser populations.
What is an example of a Geologic Hazard that happens quickly?
Earthquakes
What are examples of Weather and Climate Hazards?
Hurricanes, drought, blizzards, thunderstorms, and floods
What is another name for the Ring of Fire?
Circum- pacific belt
Where do most volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur?
(not the Ring of Fire)
On plate boundaries
Are you better able to predict a volcanic eruption or an earthquake?
Volcanic eruptions
What techniques do scientists use to monitor volcanoes?
They use seismograph detection they also use measurements of how far the ground is moving.
Can we predict volcanic eruptions?
NO
How might we control a volcanic eruption?
Depresszation of magma chamber
