What is the name and definition of this natural hazard?
A tornado is a funnel-shaped windstorm that reach from clouds all the way to the ground
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What is the name and definition of this natural hazard?
Flood is a flow of water over land that is not normally covered with water
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The sliding of rock and soil down a slope
Landslide
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What is the name and definition of this natural hazard?
Hurricanes are formed in the ocean when the clouds carry massive amounts of water, which then falls as rain. As the storm gets stronger, wind speed increases
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It is a crack in the crust where the two sides slide past each other
Fault
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Loss of crops, soil erosion, and difficulty feeding livestock are short term effects of ______________.
Drought
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What do scientists use to warn people when potential, or possible, hazards are likely to happen?
They use satellites and seismograms
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What are some ways in which people could be prepared for a natural hazard?
1. Cities put salt on roads to stop ice from forming during winter storms. 2. Some places provide shelters where people can stay safe during or after a hazard.
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It is a snowstorm with high winds
Blizzard
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seesaw
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fairy
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lifesaver
Give 10 points!
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eraser
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shark
Other team loses 10 points!
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banana
Go to last place!
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What are the long-term effects of volcanic eruptions??
1. Lava forms rock, which can only be removed by blasting. 2. Ash and debris may cover large areas. 3. Hot ash kills plants and animals caught by the eruption.
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What is the name and definition of this natural hazard?
A volcano is an opening in Earthโs crust that allows super-heated materials from beneath the crust to reach the surface
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What is the name and definition of this natural hazard?
A tsunami is a series of huge ocean waves caused by an earthquake