Hazardous Environments Crossword Puzzle

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SUBDUCTION: The process where a dense oceanic plate plunges below a less dense continental plate.
STRATO VOLCANO: The name of a steep sided volcano with viscous thick lava.
SHIELD: The name of a volcano with gentle sides and runny lava.
HAWAII: A place consisting of an island chain formed from a hotspot.
SEISMOGRAPH: Equipment used for measuring the magnitude of an earthquake.
FOCUS: The point underground where an earthquake occurs.
MERCALLI: The scale that measures the effects of an earthquake based on observations.
FOUR: The number of key layers the earth consists of.
PYROCLASTIC: Hot solid material which descends at high speed down the sides of the volcano .
LAHARS: These are dramatic and fast moving events, which combine volcanic ash with water.
CONVERGENT: The plate boundary where fold mountains form.
TOURISM: A reason why people continue to live near volcanoes in beautiful areas (think Iceland, Sicily, Canary Islands, Naples).
EDUCATION: A method that reduces the impact of natural hazards on the population.
CORIOLIS: The name of the effect where the Earth's rotation deflects the direction of the wind to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere.
LOW: Cyclones create ____ pressure systems.
EYE: The centre of a cyclone storm where conditions are calm and dry.
SAFFIR SIMPSON:The scale used to measure cyclones.
SHEAR: When wind speed and direction are different from normal over a short period of time this is known as wind ______ .
TWENTY SEVEN: For cyclones to form, sea temperatures must be at least ___ degrees.

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QUESTIONS LIST:

subduction: the process where a dense oceanic plate plunges below a less dense continental plate.
strato volcano: the name of a steep sided volcano with viscous thick lava.
shield: the name of a volcano with gentle sides and runny lava.
hawaii: a place consisting of an island chain formed from a hotspot.
seismograph: equipment used for measuring the magnitude of an earthquake.
focus: the point underground where an earthquake occurs.
mercalli: the scale that measures the effects of an earthquake based on observations.
four: the number of key layers the earth consists of.
pyroclastic: hot solid material which descends at high speed down the sides of the volcano .
lahars: these are dramatic and fast moving events, which combine volcanic ash with water.
convergent: the plate boundary where fold mountains form.
tourism: a reason why people continue to live near volcanoes in beautiful areas (think iceland, sicily, canary islands, naples).
education: a method that reduces the impact of natural hazards on the population.
coriolis: the name of the effect where the earth's rotation deflects the direction of the wind to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere.
low: cyclones create _ pressure systems.
eye: the centre of a cyclone storm where conditions are calm and dry.
saffir simpson:the scale used to measure cyclones.
shear: when wind speed and direction are different from normal over a short period of time this is known as wind _ .
twenty seven: for cyclones to form, sea temperatures must be at least _ degrees.