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Wednesday May 13, 2020

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39 questions
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Cyclones, typhoons, and hurricanes are all the same names to describe a _______ storm

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Hurricanes are predictable

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Hurricanes are made of a cluster of thunderstorms that soak up _________

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Warm air is converted into…

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The eye of the storm is the center of a hurricane and is calm

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The fastest wind speeds of the hurricane come from the _______. Rainbands surround the eyewall, releasing rain and ________

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The Saffir-Simpson scale categorizes a hurricane based on

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A storm surge is caused when winds from an approaching hurricane push water towards the shoreline up to _____ above sea level and extends over ____.

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Hurricanes serve a higher purpose within the global ecosystem because

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Tornadoes are big ______ shaped clouds that can leave a wake of destruction

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We know exactly how and why tornadoes occur

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An indication that a tornado is forming is a _____ cloud

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Warm air being sucked into the storm from below causes the storm to…

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Some tornadoes move slowly and some tornadoes travel at speeds up to…

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What creates a perfect condition for a tornado?

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The peak season for a tornado is

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The average time between a tornado warning and a strike is

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On average, Tornadoes kill ____ people per year

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Tornadoes are measured and categorized using the

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On April 6th in 2009, an earthquake struck near the _____ city of L’Aquila killing nearly _____ people.

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Six scientist were tried and convicted on criminal __________ charges for failing to predict the danger of a possible __________

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While we know there are a lot of earthquakes; there is also a reliable way to predict them

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Scientist can predict the _________ of an earthquake

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Many scientist believe that rising levels of _____ are a good _______ of an impending earthquake

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Radon exists in cavities or holes in the earth and may be ______ when an earthquake is about to occur

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Some scientists believe that a change in ____ near fault lines indicates an earthquake

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Some believe that animals can predict when an earthquake is going to happen, this dates back _____ when animals left a _____ Island five days before a quake

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Scientists studying ______ found that ___ of the amphibians will leave breeding grounds five days before an earthquake

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A few studies that suggest that animals can predict earthquakes, but there a few studies that show that animals cannot; such as,

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What do you think was the main idea of the video

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To prepare for a flood:
Make sure that ______ is up to code

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To mitigate the damages of a flood:
Use water _______ material that are likely to get flooding

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To mitigate the damages of a flood:
Make sure you have a ________ backup

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To mitigate the damages of a flood:
Make sure you have _____ for basements so that water does not get in from below

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To mitigate the damages of a flood:
How many Canadians do not protect from flooding ____

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In Bangladesh they are protected by

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Most of the time concrete dikes are too expensive, so earthen dikes are built instead. But these dikes do not hold against storms well

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Eco engineering means

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Put the events in order according to what happens first (step 1) to last (step 4)

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within months, sand builds behind it, and vegetation like mangrove trees are planted there and grow
Step 3
A small layer of shells, concrete, or debris is placed in front of the coast
Step 1
Oyster larvae attach to it and start to grow and a reef is formed
Step 2
When a big storm hits, Mangrove trees take the brunt of the blow and the dike holds
Step 4