Natural Hazards

Robots to the Rescue

Earthquakes

Tornadoes

Hurricanes

Volcanoes

Tsunamis

Floods

Welcome to the

Natural Hazard Rapid Response Team

Develop robots to help respond to natural hazards and examine how
natural hazards affect humans and societies.

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A natural hazard is an extreme event that occurs naturally. It can cause harm to humans and can result in billions of dollars in damage to property or other things we care about. Natural hazards are caused by different processes.

Process

an event (or series of events) that can shape and change Earth.

Processes that can cause natural hazards fall into three categories, depending on how and where they happen.

Drag each natural hazard to the correct process category below:

NATURAL HAZARDS

INSIDE THE EARTH

EARTH'S SURFACE

SEVERE WEATHER EVENTS

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