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8.6 NH Final Exam
Term | Definition |
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Levees | |
Mercalli Scale | |
Enchanted Fujita Scale | |
Volcanic Explosive Index | |
Seismometer | An instrument used to measure the shaking of an earthquake. |
Mitigate | |
Storm Surge | An abnormal rise in sea level along the coast caused by a storm. |
Tectonic Plate Boundary | |
Convergent Boundary | |
Divergent Boundary | |
Transform Boundary | |
Cone of Uncertainty | The visual picture of a hurricane forecast on a map. |
Radar/Doplar | |
Fault | |
Saffir-Simpson Scale | A system for classifying the intensity of a hurricane based on its wind speed. |