Fossil Fuels

Why are coal, oil, and natural gas, considered to be fossil fuels? 

What are natural resource ?

Name a natural resource and where people can find that resources. 

Resource to Disaster

How can the use of a natural resource lead to a natural hazard becoming a natural disaster? 

What about hazards in the solar system?

You now know of the many natural hazards we have here on Earth. Which of any the natural hazards we have on Earth could or do happen on other planets? 

What to do ?

Name a natural hazard that may become a natural disaster that could affect the state of Maine. What kind of preparation would you need to deal with the disaster? 

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Which is Worse

Consider what you have learned about natural hazards and disasters. Which do you feel is the greatest hazard from the point of view of preparing, surviving, and recovering from the disaster? Use evidence to support your hypothesis. 

Where in the world?

We have been learning about natural hazards and disasters. Find and post and story of  natural hazard or disaster that has happened in the world within the last year. Be sure to cite your source. 

Questions

We have been working on natural hazards and disaster. Come up with one original question about a natural disaster or hazard?  

How can technology help ?

Find an invention that was created to help people before, during, or after and natural disaster. 

When to think?

When would you need to consider the possible effects of a natural hazard? Please try to think of as many different situations that you can ? 

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What would be the hazards?

Imagine you have been assigned to build a  bridge  across the Bering Strait, connecting Alaska to Russia.
What natural  hazards would you need to consider when building this bridge? 

Consider the hazard

Imagine you are assigned to build homes on a forested mountain. What local hazards would you need to consider when building these homes? 

Human Cause ?

Which local natural hazards may be caused by  humans ? 

Fast Facts

Find and post a fascinating fact about one of the natural hazards we have been discussing in class? 

Please no repeats and cite your source! 

Here or Away

What would be an example of a local natural  hazard and an example of a global natural hazard? 

What makes a disaster?

What are some natural hazards that could cause a natural disaster?