1001 Space Earth Earth Rocks and Minerals Landscape Sea Weather and Climate Natural Disasters Resources Nature History Human World Science and Technology

Choose a Page:Where are extinct volcanoes found?*What makes an avalanche so deadly?*What happens inside a volcano?What causes landslides?What causes an earthquake?Are some volcanoes more dangerous ...What is a caldera?How does wildfire spread?What is a waterspout?Can disasters be predicted?Where do volcanoes happen most?Is a typhoon the same thing as a h...Is a twister like a hurricane? What makes an avalanche so deadly? If you press snow in your hands to make a snowball, the snowflakes compress to form ice. Snow tumbling down a mountain turns to hard ice as it hits rocks, making it highly destructive.   Previous: Back Book: 1001 Section: Earth Chapter: Natural Disasters