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8.6NH Final Exam

8.6 NH Final Exam

TermDefinition
Cone of Uncertainty a graphic depiction of the increasing accuracy that is possible for estimates as the details of a project become more known over time.
Convergent Boundary When 2 tectonic plates overlap each other.
Divergent Boundary When 2 tectonic plates move away from each other
Transform Boundary When 2 tectonic plates slide past one another
Saffir-Simpson Scale Something that measures a hurricanes wind speed
Mitigate make less severe, serious, or painful.
Tectonic plate boundary When 2 tectonic plates meet one another
Forecast to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance
Risk a situation involving exposure to danger.
Storm Surge a rising of the sea as a result of atmospheric pressure changes and wind associated with a storm.
Natural Hazard Forcast knowing when are where a natural hazard will strike on a spatial and temporal scale that can be acted on meaningfully in terms of evacuation.
Precursor a person or thing that comes before another of the same kind; a forerunner.
Magnitude the great size or extent of something.
Severity the fact or condition of being severe.
Natural Disaster environmental phenomena that have the potential to impact societies and the human environment.
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