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What's a natural hazard?

a physical event that has the potential to cause loss of life or injury and damage property and infrastructure.

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Name 2 climatic hazards

droughts, tropical cyclones, floods

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Name 2 geological hazards

earthquakes, volcanic eruptions

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Name 2 ways of categorizing natural hazards.

Causes, magnitude, speed, duration, frequency

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What are tectonic plates?

a piece of the lithosphere that moves slowly on the asthenosphere.

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Name 2 differences between oceanic and continental crust

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Name the 3 kinds of boundaries between tectonic plates

Conservative, constructive, destructive

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What's the epicentre of an earthquake?

the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus

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What's the focus of an earthquake?

the location under the Earth's surface where an earthquake originates

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Why do earthquakes take place?

They result from the build up and sudden release of tension, usually along a fault line.

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What's a volcano?

a hole or crack (fissure) through which magma erupts onto the surface

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Name 2 differences between shield and composite volcanos

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What's a tropical Cyclone?

Large areas of very low pressure with wind speeds of over 119 km h-1

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How is a tropical cyclone formed?

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True or false? When a tropical cyclone passes over land or a cold ocean current it loses the source of energy and the speed increases.

False!

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True or false? Cyclones always take girls' names

False!

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