Natural Disasters

Introduction

Today you will be questing to answer the following questions about natural disasters! You will use the websites listed below the questions to find the information needed to answer each question. If you get stuck ask your partner for help. Good luck questers!

Process

What is a tornado?

Explain the tornado rating system.

What is the difference between a tornado watch and warning?

What is a hurricane?

How are hurricanes formed?

What is a typhoon? 

How is a typhoon formed?

What causes earthquakes?

Explain the rating system used for earthquakes.

What is a volcano?

What makes volcanos erupt?

--Tornados--

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/tornad…;

https://www.ready.gov/tornadoes

--Hurricanes--

https://www.weather.gov/source/zhu/ZHU_Training_Page/tropical_stuff/hurricane_anatomy/hurricane_anatomy.html

http://hurricanescience.org/history/storms/

--Typhoons--

https://pmm.nasa.gov/education/articles/what-hurricane-typhoon-or-tropical-cyclone

--Earthquake--

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/topics/

https://www.osha.gov/dts/earthquakes/preparedness.html

--Volcanos--

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/topics/

Evaluation

Vocabulary- 10

Correct Responses- 10

Complete Sentences- 10

Participation- 10