Natural Disasters

A tropical storm that occurs in the Pacific Ocean is called...

• Hurricane

• Typhoon

• Tsunami

• Tropical Cyclone

A wave that is created by a underwater seismic occurrence is called ....

• Tsunami

• Bohr Tide

• Tidal Wave

• Wave Goodby

The area of the United States that has the most Tornadoes is called...

• Tin Pan Ally

• Blues Ally

• Tornado Ally

• Ally Cats

Natural Disasters caused by moving plates?

• Tsunami Tornado Tropical Storm

• Tropical Storm Tornado Earthquake

• Earthquake Volcano Tropical Storm

• Earthquake Volcano Tsunami

Large moving slabs of rock slowly slide over the earth’s mantle is the?

• plate tectonics

• b. the rain shadow

• tornadoes

• tropical storms

Why is the Pacific Ocean sometimes referred to as the “Ring of Fire”?

• forest fires occur there quite often there

• Johnny Cash sang about this region while he was in prison

• Many earthquakes/volcanoes take place here

• It is located in the Low Latitudes (Tropics) it always hot there

What ocean do Cyclones occur in?

• Pacific

• Atlantic

• Arctic

• Indian

Seismic activity relates to which natural disaster?

• Earthquakes

• Tornado

• Tropical Storm

• both b and c

Storms created when warm air meets cold air over water are called?

• Tsunamis

• Tropical Storms

• Tornadoes

• Super Cell Thunderstorms

True or False: Natural disasters don't cause a lot of damage, and the injuries to human lives and plants are very minimal.

• True

• False