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8.6 NH Final Exam
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cone of Uncertainty | the forecast's growing uncertainty as the forecast moves days away. |
| Mitigate | planning and zoning, floodplain protection, property acquisition and relocation, or public outreach projects |
| Fault | a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock. |
| Saffir-Simpson Scale | Hurricane Wind Scale is a 1 to 5 rating based only on a hurricane's maximum sustained wind speed |
| Precursor | something that comes before another and may lead to it or influence its development: |
| Seismometer | used to record the motion of the ground during an earthquake. |
| Divergent Boundary | occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other. |
| Convergent Boundary | When two plates come together |
| Tectonic Plate Boundary | divergent, convergent, and transform plate boundaries. |
| Natural Hazard Forecast | knowing when are where a natural hazard will strike on a spatial and temporal scale that can be acted on meaningfully in terms of evacuation |
| Magnitude | volume of magma erupted |
| Mercalli Scale | based on observable earthquake damage |
| Volcanic Explosive index | a scale that describes the size of explosive volcanic eruptions based on magnitude and intensity |
| Enhanced Fujita Scale | used to assign a tornado a 'rating' based on estimated wind speeds and related damage |
| Satellites | an artificial body placed in orbit around the earth or moon or another planet in order to collect information or for communication. |
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