natural hazards

Ross is a seismologist. How does he help to prevent damage during natural disasters?

• He uses a tiltmeter to detect potential volcanic eruptions

• He uses buoys to tell how high water levels are in the ocean

• He uses a seismometer to predict earthquakes

• He uses a doppler radar to predict the weather patterns for an area

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What natural hazard might affect people who live on island countries out in the ocean?

• avalanches

• tsunamies

• volcanic eruptions

• flooding

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In order for a hurricane to form, the water must be ________.

• Cool
• Warm
• Cold
• Hot

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Why do hurrricanes form in late summer months?

• They get mad because kids go back to school
• The Coriolis Effect 
• Warm Ocean Temperatures
• The Doldrums of the Equator

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How do scientists "keep an eye" on hurricanes?

• airplanes

• satellites

• Iphones

• telescopes

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Which can result from the earthquakes and volcanic eruptions?

• glaciation
• erosion
• precipitation
• formation of mountains

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An earthquake is usually caused by a _________.

• glacier
• landslide
• very large storm
• a movement along a fault

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What ways do volcanoes effect our environment?

• destroy plants, harm animals, pollute the air, give nutrients to plants

• destroy buildings and nature

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The process in the mantle that causes the tectonic plates to move.

• Convection

• Greenhouse Effect

• Earthquakes

• Super Volanoes

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Convection occurs because hotter material rises and cooler material sinks due to changes in __________.

• Mass
• Density
• Waves
• Energy

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