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Volcanoes 03
Earthquakes 05
Floods 07
Tornadoes 09
Tsunamis 11
Hurricanes 13
Droughts 15
Blizzards 17
Solar Flares 19
Thunder Storms 21
Acrostic Poem 23
How Hot 25
Volcanoes
There are 12 major plates and there are seven smaller
plates. Plates pull away from each other.Winds carried
the ash all around the Earth.When a new volcano
begins the ground may get warm.Volcanoes make a
huge disaster like their huge explosions,and some are
slow and some are fast. Scientist study volcanoes and
know a bunch of facts about volcanoes. A volcano can
be so hot that it can burn your body. A volcano is a
vent of the Earth's crust through which molten rock,
and ashes are ejected. An erupting volcano can trigger
tsunamis, flash floods, earthquakes, mudflows and
rockfalls. Volcanic lightning occurs mostly within the
cloud of ash during an eruption, and is created by the
friction of the ash rushing to the surface.
Earthquakes
Some 80 percent of all the planet's earthquakes
occur along the rim of the Pacific Ocean, called the
"Ring of Fire" because of the preponderance of
volcanic activity there as well. Most earthquakes
occur at fault zones, where tectonic plates—giant
rock slabs that make up the Earth's upper
layer—collide or slide against each other. These
impacts are usually gradual and unnoticeable on
the surface; however, immense stress can build up
between plates.
When this stress is released quickly, it sends
massive vibrations.
Floods
If you live in a Special Flood Hazard Area high-
risk area and have a Federally backed
mortgage, your mortgage lender requires you
to have flood insurance. No region is safe from
flooding. All 50 states are subject to flash
floods.Flash floods can bring walls of water
from 10 to 20 feet high. A car can be taken
away in as little as two feet of water.
too windy!!!We need to
get out of
here!
Tornadoes
Some people have seen inside a tornado with
their own eyes lived to tell about it.
Knives and forks have been found embedded
in tree trunks flung from a tornado.
Usually a tornado starts off as a white or gray
cloud but if it stays around for a while, the dirt
and debris it sucks up eventually turns it into
black one.Tornadoes can cause lot of
damage.The United States have an average of
800 tornadoes every year.Each year, dozens of
Americans die from tornadoes.
Tsunamis
A tsunami is a series of ocean waves caused by an
underwater earthquake, landslide, or volcanic
eruption. More rarely, a tsunami can be generated
by a giant meteor impact with the ocean.These
waves can reach heights of over 100 feet.About 80
percent of tsunamis happen within the Pacific
Ocean’s “Ring of Fire.”The first wave of a tsunami is
usually not the strongest, successive waves get
bigger and stronger.
Hurricanes
Hurricanes are large, spiraling tropical storms that can pack
winds speeds of over 160 miles an hour.
The Atlantic season starts June 1st and the Pacific season
starts May 15th and they both end November 30. The
difference between a tropical storm and a hurricane is the
wind speed.
Hurricanes are grouped according to their speeds.
Category one - winds 74 - 95 miles per hour
Category two - winds 96 - 110 miles per hour
Category three - winds 111 - 130 miles per hour
Category four - winds 131 - 155 miles per hour
Category five - winds greater than 155 per hour
Droughts
The most common form of drought is a lack of water vapor in the
atmosphere, which is responsible for precipitation. A lack of moisture
in the air causes wildfires that can damage communities and food
supplies, ruin forests, or harm people and animals.Of all the water on
earth, only .003 percent is available fresh water that is not polluted,
trapped in soil, or too far underground.Drought is able to kill you
without no water. Know you can die in a desert too.
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Edited by Cooper Cunningham and Carson Garrett
This book was created and published on StoryJumper™
©2010 StoryJumper, Inc. All rights reserved.
Publish your own children's book:
www.storyjumper.com
Volcanoes 03
Earthquakes 05
Floods 07
Tornadoes 09
Tsunamis 11
Hurricanes 13
Droughts 15
Blizzards 17
Solar Flares 19
Thunder Storms 21
Acrostic Poem 23
How Hot 25
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