Natural Hazard - A natural hazard is a natural process which could cause death, injury or
disruption to humans, or destroy proprty or posesions.
Natural disaster - A natural hzard that has actualy happened
Geological hazards - Caused by kand and tectonic processes
Meteorological hazards - Cause...
Tectonic plate movement - ✔✔✔caused by convection currents underneath the Earth's crust
Destructive plate - ✔✔✔Two plates moving towards one another, oceanic plate subducts under
continental plate and friction causes melting of oceanic plate, triggers earthquake
Constructive plates - ✔✔✔Two plates move apart, magma forces way along gap and causes
earthquake, erupted lava cools and forms volcano
Earthquake Immediate responses - ✔✔✔Rescue people trapped by collapsed buildings and treat
injured people
Recover dead bodies to prevent spread of disease
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