Catastrophic Events

What catastrophic event results in destruction along a narrow path?

• a volcanic eruption
• a tsunami
• a hurricane
• a tornado

what is this

• tornado 
• landslide
• typhoon 
• hurricane

What causes damage in a hurricane?

• Winds
• Flooding
• Storm Surge
• All of the above

What catastrophic event would be of greatest risk to a grassland?

• hurricane
• flood
• tsunami
• wildfire

Which storms have the strongest winds?

• hailstorms
• tornadoes
• earthquakes
• hurricanes

Which natural disaster uses the Richter scale to measure strength? 

• Earthquake
• Tornado
• Tsunami
• Hurricane

• Caused by an asteroid or meteor entering the Earth's atmosphere and hitting the Earth.
• Caused by shift in the Earth's tectonic plates
• Caused by rotation and convection currents rising up over warm ocean water
• Sometimes created when two air masses with different temperatures meet

• Caused by an asteroid or meteor entering the Earth's atmosphere and hitting the Earth.
• Caused by shift in the Earth's tectonic plates
• Caused by rotation and convection currents rising up over warm ocean water
• Sometimes created when two air masses with different temperatures meet

• Usually the result of human negligence, but can also be caused by lightning
• Created by a weakness in the Earth's crust.  Magma rises up from mantle
• Storm surge causes massive flooding.  Wind damage causes structural damage to homes and businesses
• High winds cause destruction to everything in its path.

• Usually the result of human negligence, but can also be caused by lightning
• Created by a weakness in the Earth's crust.  Magma rises up from mantle
• Storm surge causes massive flooding.  Wind damage causes structural damage to homes and businesses
• High winds cause destruction to everything in its path.