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8.6 NH Final Exam
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cone of Uncertainty | The visual picture of a hurricane forecast on a map |
| Mitigate | a twelve-point scale for expressing the local intensity of an earthquake |
| Saffir-Simpson Scale | a system for classifying the intensity of a hurricane based on it's wind speed |
| Mercalli Scale | The Mercalli Scale is based on observable earthquake damage |
| Enhanced Fujita Scale | the Enhanced Fujita Scale is used to assign a tornado a 'rating' based on estimated wind speeds and related damage |
| intensity | type of damage from a natural hazard |
| force | a push or pull exerted on an object |
| severity | extent of damage, or loss from a natural hazard event |
| storm surge | an abnormal rise in sea level along the coast caused by a storm |
| monitor | to make measurements and observations over time to keep track of something |
| seismometer | an instrument used to measure the shaking from an earth |
| precousor | an event that occurs before a natural hazard and can help in predicting that the hazard event will occur |
| prediction | a forecast |
| floods | occurs when an overflow of water submerges loud that is usually dry |
| pattern | something that repeats in a predictable manner |
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