Natural Hazards

What is a natural process that poses harm to humans?

• natura hazardl

• manmade disaster

• natural resource

• bioogy

What is the study of the Earth and processes that affect it?

• geology

• hydroogy

• meteoroogy

• biology

What is the science that deals with Earth's water and how it moves?

• geoogy

• hydroogy

• meteorology

• biology

What is the science dealing with atmospheric phenomena, such as with the climate and weather?

• geology

• hydrology

• meteorology

• biology

What is the science that studies living things?

• geology

• hydrology

• meteorology

• biology

Which of the following is not a natural hazard experienced by South Carolina?

• volcanic activity

• earthquake

• hurricane

• wildfire

Which of the following is not a way to prepare for a natural hazard?

• drive close for a video

• candle and flashlight kit

• keep reserve water

• evacuation plans

What are the large sections that the Earth is broken into?

• plates

• continents

• oceans

• sections

What are fractures made in plates from them moving?

• fault

• fracture zone

• subduction

• continental drift

Where do earthquakes occur?

• at faults or plate boundaries

• from volcanic eruptions

• pressure zones

• inner core