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Term | Definition |
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Volcanic Eruption | when gas and/or lava are released from a volcano—sometimes explosively. |
Magnitude | the great size or extent of something. |
Tectonic Plate Boundary | is a massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock, generally composed of both continental and oceanic lithosphere. |
Divergent Boundary | divergent boundary occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other |
Tornado - | a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system. |
Severity | the fact or condition of being severe. |
Forecast | predict or estimate (a future event or trend). |
Hurricane | a severe rain weather |
Earthquake | when two tectonic plates meet then make a vibrate |
Flood | big moving water objecting structures |
Fault | A fault is a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock. |
Natural Disaster | a natural event such as a flood, earthquake, or hurricane that causes great damage or loss of life. |
Natural Hazard Forecast | We define forecasting as the provision of timely information to improve the management in the emergency phase, that is, shortly before, during and after a hazardous event. |
Transform Boundary | Transform boundaries are places where plates slide sideways past each other |
Tectonic Plate | A tectonic plate (also called lithospheric plate) is a massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock, generally composed of both continental and oceanic lithosphere |