eps sci 8 - midterm 1 review

hazard

a natural process or event that is a potential threat to human life or property

disaster

a hazardous event that occurs over a limited time in a defined area

10 killed, 100+ affected, state of emergency declared, international assistance requested

catastrophe

a massive disaster that takes a lot of time or money to recover

processes

the physical, biological, and chemical ways in which events affect the Earth’s surface

internal processes

from forces within the earth. like how forces in center of earth - plate tectonics - earthquakes and volcanoes

external processes

forces ON the Earth’s surface, like atmospheric effects, energy from the sun, extraterrestrial objects hitting the earth.

the scientific method

observe and collect data, formulate a hypothesis, test it try to falsify it, theory

theory

comprehensive explanation of many observations