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8.6 NH Final Exam
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Tornado - | a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system. |
| Hurricane | a storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean. "a powerful hurricane hit the Florida coast" |
| Earthquake | a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action. |
| Volcanic Eruption | when gas and/or lava are released from a volcano—sometimes explosively. |
| Flood | an overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines, especially over what is normally dry land. "a flood barrier" |
| Cone of Uncertainty | n project management, the Cone of Uncertainty describes the evolution of the amount of best case uncertainty during a project. ... At the beginning of a project, ... |
| Natural Disaster | a natural event such as a flood, earthquake, or hurricane that causes great damage or loss of life. "the number of people suffering food crises as a result of natural disasters has tripled in the last thirty years" |
| Forecast | predict or estimate (a future event or trend). "rain is forecast for eastern Ohio" |
| Risk | a situation involving exposure to danger. "flouting the law was too much of a risk" |
| Natural Hazard Forecast | Scientists attempt to predict natural hazards and their consequences using a variety of approaches, which can be loosely grouped into two broad ... |
| Storm Surge | Storm surge is the abnormal rise in seawater level during a storm, measured as the height of the water above the normal predicted astronomical ... |
| Magnitude | the great size or extent of something. "they may feel discouraged at the magnitude of the task before them" |
| Saffir-Simpson Scale | The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is a 1 to 5 rating based only on a hurricane's maximum sustained wind speed. This scale does not take into account ... |
| Severity | the fact or condition of being severe. "sentences should reflect the severity of the crime" |
| Fault | an unattractive or unsatisfactory feature, especially in a piece of work or in a person's character. "my worst fault is impatience" |
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