4.4 - Natural Disasters
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Practice Questions
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What are seismic waves?
💡 Hint: Think about how they help us learn about the Earth's internal structure.
What does meteorology study?
💡 Hint: Consider what helps us forecast the weather.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What are seismic waves primarily useful for?
💡 Hint: Remember their role in mapping the Earth.
True or False: Doppler radar can only track rain.
💡 Hint: Consider what else storms might include.
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Challenge Problems
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If the speed of seismic waves in rock is approximately 6000 m/s, and an earthquake occurs 300 km away, how long will it take for the waves to reach a seismic station?
💡 Hint: Use the basic formula for time calculation.
You have data showing a hurricane's wind speed increases by 40% over a 2-hour period. If its initial speed was 100 km/h, what is its new speed?
💡 Hint: Find the increase and add it to the original speed.
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