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8.6NH Finial Exam
8,6NH Finial Exam
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Precursor | An event that occurs before a natural hazard can help in predicting that the hazard event will occur. |
| Monitor | To make measurements and observations over time to keep track of something. |
| Seismometer | An instrument used to measure the shaking from an earthquake. |
| Cone of Uncertainty | The visual picture of a hurricane forecast on a map |
| tectonic plate boundary | Where two tectonic plates meet. |
| tectonic plates | Tectonic Plates are pieces of Earth’s crust. |
| Convergent Boundary | a location in Earth’s crust and mantle where two tectonic plates crash into one another, either one going under the other, or colliding into one another |
| Divergent Boundary | a location in Earth’s crust and mantle where two tectonic plates move apart from one another |
| Transform Boundary | a location in Earth’s crust and mantle where two tectonic plates slide past one another |
| Fault | a fracture in the Earth’s crust, where two blocks of rock are being pushed past one another or where two blocks of rock were once pushed past one another. |
| Flood | Occurs when an overflow of water submerges land that is usually dry. (It is usually caused by heavy rainfall, rapid snowmelt, or storm surge from a cyclone or tsunami in coastal areas). |
| Pattern | Something that repeats in a predictable manner. |
| Prediction | A forecast. |
| Floodplain | An area of low-lying ground next to a river, formed mainly of river sediments. |
| Hurricane | A tornado in the caribbean or a more advanced storm |
| Tornado | A very large windy distructive cyclops |
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