Natural Hazards

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  • Created on: 31-03-13 14:12
the name of the centre of the earth
inner core
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name of the motion below the earth that causes the magma to move
convection currents
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name of terrestrial hazard wich involves falling snow
avalanche
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a natural hazard that is tectonic and is likely to cause buildings to collapse
earthquake
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a hydrological hazard that involves excess water
flood
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a hydrological hazard that may mean a hose-pipe bad is made
drought
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an atmospheric hazard that is causing freak weather all over the planet
global warming
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a boundardary where two continental crusts move towards each other
collision margin
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a boundary where two plates slide past each other
conservative margin
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a boundary where two plates move away from each other
constructive margin
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a boundary where oceanic crust moves towards continental crust
destructive margin
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where in in china was the 2008 eathquake?
sichuan
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what month did it occur?
may
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another famous earthquake
haiti
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the name given when ice and snow at the top of a volcano is melted and runs down the side
mudflow
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a rock formed when lava's thrown from a volcano and cools in the air very quickly
volcanic bomb
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a case study for a volcano where most of the island had to be evicted
montserrat
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a volcano in italy that bring in lots of tourists
mount etna
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a ... is a cyclone that forms over tropical oceans and moves away from the equator
tropical storm
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what knid of sea temperatures are needed for tropical storms to form?
warm
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a system of winds rotating inwards to an area of low pressure
cyclone
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a violent tropical storm in the carribean region
hurricane
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a violent tropical storm over the Indian and Pacific oceans
typhoon
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name of the motion below the earth that causes the magma to move

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convection currents

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name of terrestrial hazard wich involves falling snow

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a natural hazard that is tectonic and is likely to cause buildings to collapse

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a hydrological hazard that involves excess water

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