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8.6 NH Final Exam
Term | Definition |
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Cone of uncertainty | The visual picture of a hurricane forecast on a map |
Seismometer | An instrument used to measure the earthquake shaking |
Monitor | To make measurements and observations overtime to keep track of something |
Precursor | An event that occurs before a natural hazard and can help in predicting that the hazard will occur |
Convergent boundary | When two tectonic plates push against each other |
Divergent boundary | When two tectonic plates push away from each other |
Transform boundary | When two tectonic plates push opposite ways from each other |
Saffir-Simpson scale | A wind scale 1 to 5 based on the maximum wind speed of a hurricane |
Mercalli Scale | The intensity scale of an earthquake |
Enhanced Fujita Scale | The intensity wind scale of a tornado |
Seismic Resistance Construction | earthquake-resistant construction |
Weather Balloons | Which are made of latex or synthetic rubber are filled with either hydrogen or helium |
Levees | a natural or artificial wall that blocks water from going where we don't want it to go |
Mitigate | make less severe, serious |
Volcanic Explosive index | a scale that describes the size of explosive volcanic eruptions based on magnitude and intensity |