Natural Disasters

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What are natural disasters?

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Natural disasters are extreme, sudden events caused by environmental factors that result in significant damage or destruction, such as earthquakes, volcanoes, floods, and hurricanes.

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What causes earthquakes?

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Earthquakes are caused by the movement of tectonic plates beneath the Earth's surface.

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What is a volcano?

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A volcano is an opening in the Earth's surface where molten rock, ash, and gases can escape.

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What is magma?

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Magma is molten rock located beneath the Earth's surface before it erupts as lava.

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What is lava?

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Lava is molten rock that has erupted onto the Earth's surface.

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What are tectonic plates?

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Tectonic plates are large pieces of the Earth's crust that move and interact with each other.

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What is a seismograph?

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A seismograph is a tool used to measure and record the size and duration of earthquakes.

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What are plate boundaries?

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Plate boundaries are the edges where two tectonic plates meet, often where earthquakes and volcanoes occur.

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What is the Richter scale?

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The Richter scale is a scale used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes.

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What is an earthquake?

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An earthquake is the shaking of the Earth's surface caused by the sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust.