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The forces of nature can be..............
unbelievably powerful
Severe weather such as.................. can cause..............................
hurricanes, flash floods/ serious damage and the loss of life
Some of Mother Nature's force are so.............and ............ that they can only be described as.........
bizarre/unexpected/freaky
This word means making a train come off the railwaytracks
derail
the words describe the rock that has melted because of great heat
molten
the words describe molten rock fragments and gases that move rapidly down the sides of a volcano
pyroclastic
Scientists.............. tornadoes by the damage they can do
classify
What a tornado with wind speed of more than 480km an hour can do? (at least 2)
derail trains, tear grass from the ground or rip pavement from the street
What a tornado with wind speed of 110 km an hour can do? (at least 1)
can sweep away entire house and throw cars through the air
What is the cause of "frog rain"?
because the tornado suck up the surfaces of lakes, rivers and other bodies of weater, so they take animals for the ride and then drop them far away.
When hail is the most common?
during late spring and early summer when severe thunderstorms are more likely to occur
What can be the speed of a pyroclastic flow?
more than 80 km per hour
What are the damage of a pyroclastic flow?
knock down, destroy, bury everything it meets/kill people nearly as the result of breathing in hot ash and gases
What are said to destroy the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum?
A pyroclastic flow
