How can tropical storms be predicted?
Tiltmetres
Exclusion zones
Satellites
Which of these is not a condition for a tropical storm forming?
Sea temperature below 27°C
Low air pressure
Damp and humid air over water
What is the difference between a hurricane, cyclone, and typhoon?
Wind speed
Location of their occurrence
Level of severity
Where do most major earthquakes occur?
Mainly along the boundaries of tectonic plates
Mainly in the centre of tectonic plates
Everywhere - there is no pattern
What causes an earthquake?
Plates move together, stick and jerk free
Plates move apart and the crust shakes
Plates move side by side, stick and suddenly jerk free
What causes a tsunami?
An underwater earthquake
An earthquake underground
What equipment is used to help predict earthquakes?
Earthquake drills
Where do most major volcanic eruptions occur?
Where do most explosive volcanic eruptions happen?
At constructive plate boundaries
At destructive plate boundaries
At conservative plate boundaries
Which method is not used to predict a volcanic eruption?
Release of gases
Change in air pressure
Increase in seismic activity