eruption. They can be as high as 30 meters, travel as fast as a jet plane and go as far as 2 kilometers. Most tsunamis happen in the Pacific. Earthquakes are the result of violent shaking and movements of the Earths surface. It causes great destruction. Floods are one of the worst natural disasters and cost the most money. They occur when storms cause rivers to overflow or by high tides. They cause enormous damage and loss of life. A volcano is a mountain with a large opening at the top through which gases and lava are forced out into the air. Volcanoes happen because the Earth is hot inside. The heat gets too hot and erupts lava through the opening of the volcano.