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Natural Hazards can be separated into _________ and ________ categories.
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Economic Impacts and Environmental Impacts
General Knowledge
A slurry of rock, sand, water flowing downslope; water usually makes up less than half of the flow volume
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A slurry of rock, sand, water flowing downslope; water usually makes up less than half of the flow volume
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Debris Flow
Indicates the severity of an earthquake in terms of the damage that it inflicts on structures and people
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Indicates the severity of an earthquake in terms of the damage that it inflicts on structures and people
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Intensity Scale
Ice that crystallizes in pores between grains of sediment
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Ice that crystallizes in pores between grains of sediment
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Interstitial Ice
Boundary where plates are moving towards each other
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Boundary where plates are moving towards each other
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Convergent
Developed 1953l based on maximum amplitude of earthquake waves recorded on a Wood Anderson Seismograph
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Developed 1953l based on maximum amplitude of earthquake waves recorded on a Wood Anderson Seismograph
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Richter Magnitude Scale
What, according to some scientists, is the ideal post apocalyptic food?
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What, according to some scientists, is the ideal post apocalyptic food?
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Mushrooms
At No. 1 on the list, _____ are the most common natural disaster.
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At No. 1 on the list, _____ are the most common natural disaster.
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Floods
Landslides, tsunamis and avalanches can all be caused by what other natural disaster?
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Landslides, tsunamis and avalanches can all be caused by what other natural disaster?
Answer
Earthquakes
Which volcanic feature is the deadliest?
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Which volcanic feature is the deadliest?
Answer
The flow of ash, rock and gasses moving down a volcano’s side