Earthquakes

1. What is earthquake?
2. What causes the earthquale?
3. Which can be the intensity and the magnitude of the earthquake?
4. Effects of Earthquakes
5. How to protect yourself during a quake?
6. Give the examples of the major earthquakes around the world.

Links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake

http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/earthquake-profile/

http://library.thinkquest.org/16132/html/earthquakes.html

http://www.ready.gov/earthquakes

http://www.answers.com/topic/earthquake

http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Earthquake

http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/earthquakes/

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0763403.html

Volcanic eruptions

1.      What is volcanic eruption?

2.      What do you know about active and dormant volcanoes?

3.      Location and causes of volcanoes?

4.      What types of volcanoes do you know?

5.      Can the people predict and control eruptions?

6.     Give the examples of the major volcanic eruptions around the world.

Links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Types_of_volcanic_eruptions

http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/volcano-profile/

http://library.thinkquest.org/16132/html/volcanoes.html

http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/volcanoes/facts.asp

http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/volcanoes/before.asp

http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/volcanoes/during.asp

http://www.ready.gov/volcanoes

http://www.wikihow.com/Survive-a-Volcanic-Eruption

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/volcanic-eruptions-what-causes-volcanoes-to-erupt.html

http://rickrideshorses.hubpages.com/hub/Volcanoes-How-do-volcanoes-erupt

http://science.yourdictionary.com/articles/where-do-volcanoes-occur-most-often.html

http://www.factmonster.com/world/disasters/deadliest-volcanic-eruptions.html

Hurricanes

1.     What is hurricane?

2.     How are the hurricanes formed?

3.     What are safety tips?

4.      What is the classification of hurricanes?

5.     What are the key facts about hurricane readiness?

6.     Give the examples of the most powerful hurricanes. 

Links:

http://www.ready.gov/hurricanes

http://library.thinkquest.org/16132/html/hurricane.html

http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/hurricane-profile/

http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/library/readiness.pdf

http://www.answers.com/topic/hurricane

http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/hurricane.htm

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/weather/hurricane/

http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-hurricane.htm

http://www.epa.gov/hurricanes/

Drought

1.     Which definition is the best for the term “drought”?

2.     What are the causes of drought?

3.     What types of drought do you know?

4.     Impacts of drought.

5.     Which consequences can cause drought?

6.     Give the examples of the drought around the world.

  Links:

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/drought

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drought

http://weather.about.com/od/drought/f/droughts.htm

http://environment.about.com/od/environmentalevents/a/droughteffects.htm

http://library.thinkquest.org/16132/html/drought.html

http://geography.about.com/od/globalproblemsandissues/a/drought_2.htm

http://www.epa.gov/naturalevents/drought.html

http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/drought/livedrought.shtml

Avalanches

1.       What is avalanche?

2.      Formation and classification of avalanches?

3.      What are the main causes of avalanche?

4.      How can people prevent and control the avalanche?

5.      How to avoid avalanche?

6.      Give the examples of the avalanches around the world.

 Links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avalanche

http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/avalanche-profile/

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0768988.html

http://www.ussartf.org/avalanches.htm

http://nsidc.org/cryosphere/snow/science/avalanches.html

http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/avalanche.htm

http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/avalanche1.htm

http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/avalanche2.htm

http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/avalanche3.htm

http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/avalanche4.htm

http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/avalanche5.htm

http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/avalanche6.htm

http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/avalanche7.htm

http://www.uvm.edu/~inquiryb/webquest/sp08/pmontgom/avalanchesandmudslies.h

Floods

1. What is flood?

2. Types of flood.

3. What causes the flood?

4. How should people prepare before a flood?

5. What should people do during and after the flood?

6. Give the examples of the avalanches around the world.

Links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood

http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/floods/readiness.asp

http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/floods-profile/

http://www.co.tillamook.or.us/gov/ComDev/planning/flood.htm

http://www.ussartf.org/flooding.htm

http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/homeandleisure/floods/default.aspx

http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/floods/educationalmaterials.asp

http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/flood.htm

http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/flood1.htm

http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/flood2.htm

http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/flood3.htm

http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/flood4.htm

http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/flood5.htm

Tsunami

1. What is tsunami?

2. How do they form?

3. How big do they get?

4. How fast do they move?

5. How much destruction do they cause?

6. What should people do before, during and after tsunamis?

7. Give the examples of the tsunamis around the world.

Links:

http://www.ussartf.org/tsunamis.htm

http://whyfiles.org/2011/tsunami-the-killer-wave/

http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/tsunami.htm

http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/tsunami.htm

http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/tsunami.htm

http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/tsunami1.htm

http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/tsunami2.htm

http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/tsunami3.htm

http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/tsunami4.htm

http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/tsunami5.htm

http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/tsunami6.htm

http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/tsunami7.htm

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/brochures/tsunami.htm

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/brochures/tsunami2.htm

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/brochures/tsunami3.htm

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/tsunami/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsunami

http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/tsunami-profile/

http://www.ready.gov/tsunamis

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0875633.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/16132/html/tsunami.html

Tornado

1. What is tornado?

2. How do the tornadoes form?

3. What are some other factors for tornadoes to form?

4. Classifications of Tornadoes

5. How do tornadoes stop?

6. Safety Tips.

7. Give the examples of the tsunamis around the world.

Links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado

http://library.thinkquest.org/16132/html/tornadoes.html

http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-tornado.htm

http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/education/svrwx101/tornadoes/

http://www.ready.gov/tornadoes

http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/climate-weather/storms/tornado.htm

http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/climate-weather/storms/tornado1.htm

http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/climate-weather/storms/tornado2.htm

http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/climate-weather/storms/tornado3.htm

http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/climate-weather/storms/tornado4.htm

http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/tornadoes/