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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?

A landslide is the sliding of rock and soil down a slope

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A flow of water over land that is not normally covered with water

Flood

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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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A long period of a very dry weather. No rains for months.

Drought

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What is the name and definition of this natural hazard?

A drought is a long period of a very dry weather. No rains for months

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Loss of crops, soil erosion, and difficulty feeding livestock are short term effects of ______________.

Drought

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What are short term effects of eruptions, hurricanes, and tsunamis?

The destruction of cities, lands, and the environment. As well as the death of people.

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What is the difference between short-term effects and long-term effects?

Short term effects are immediate problems while long-term effects are problems that are difficult to fix and produce consequances during several years.

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What are produced by volcanic eruptions?

Lava, ash, and debris

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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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Which natural hazards are easier to predict?

Hurricanes and volcanic eruptions

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Which natural hazards are difficult to predict?

Earthquakes, tsunamis, or landslides

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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 place in which people who have lost homes can find clothing, a place to stay, and food for a longer period

Shelter

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