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  • When there is a tornado do you go outside?
    NO
  • What type of tornado is the strongest?
    A supercell
  • Can an earthquake cause a Tsunami?
    Yes. If they are underwater.
  • What is the name of the biggest volcano?
    Catalent
  • If there is an earthquake should I run out of my room and into the basement?
    No!
  • When there is a natural disaster who do you look to for direction?
    An adult (ex. teacher,parent)
  • What was the strongest tornado ever created?
    El Reno
  • What is the highest tornado level?
    F5
  • What was the largest earthquake ever recorded
    Valdivia Earthquake
  • Can scientists accurately predict when and where an earthquake will happen?
    No
  • What tool do we use to measure the intensity of an earthquake
    Seismometer
  • What are the signs that a tsunami is coming to the shore?
    The water is drawn back into the ocean.
  • Where do you go when there is a tornado
    Basement or small room
  • How many volcanoes are active today?
    1500
  • What makes a tornado go upwards
    An updraft
  • Roughly how long does it take for a tornado to reach from the ground to the clouds?
    5 minutes
  • What is the meaning of the word transform?
    When two tectonic plates rub together.
  • Tsunami is a Japanese word for
    Harbour wave
  • How fast can a tornado go?
    300 miles per hour.
  • The crest of a tsunami can reach what height?
    100 feet
  • What is the low part of a tsunami wave called?
    A trough
  • What are the three types of tectonic plate movements?
    Transform, Divergent, Convergent
  • What damage do F0 - F2 tornadoes do?
    Minor. Broken windows and power outages.
  • What type of earthquake causes mountains to form?
    Convergent
  • What do a tune Mass Damper and Base Isolation do?
    They make a building safer during an earthquake.
  • What scale is used to measure earthquakes?
    A Richter scale
  • What country has the most tornadoes
    United States
  • What scale do we use to measure a tornado
    Fujita
  • What do you do when there is an earthquake?
    Get under a table, chair or in a closet immediately
  • What conditions create a tornado?
    When warm humid air collides with cold dry air
  • True or false. A tsunami is a single wave of water?
    False
  • Can dogs sense tornados?
    Yes, they have an instinct for disaster.
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