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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
  • It is a funnel-shaped windstorm that reach from clouds all the way to the ground
    Tornado
  • The sliding of rock and soil down a slope
    Landslide
  • What is the name and definition of this natural hazard?
    A tsunami is a series of huge ocean waves caused by an earthquake
  • 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.
  • It happens when the ground shakes and splits open, damaging buildings and roadways
    Earthquakes
  • 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
  • Which natural hazards are difficult to predict?
    Earthquakes, tsunamis, or landslides
  • Which natural hazards are easier to predict?
    Hurricanes and volcanic eruptions
  • A flow of water over land that is not normally covered with water
    Flood
  • What is the name and definition of this natural hazard?
    A volcano is an opening in Earth’s crust that allows super-heated materials from beneath the crust to reach the surface
  • 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
  • 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.
  • What is the name and definition of this natural hazard?
    An earthquake happens when the ground shakes and splits open, damaging buildings and roadways
  • 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.
  • It is a crack in the crust where the two sides slide past each other
    Fault
  • 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
  • What do scientists use to warn people when potential, or possible, hazards are likely to happen?
    They use satellites and seismograms
  • Loss of crops, soil erosion, and difficulty feeding livestock are short term effects of ______________.
    Drought
  • It is the sudden sliding of snow, ice, and rock down a slope
    Avalanche
  • It is a snowstorm with high winds
    Blizzard
  • What are produced by volcanic eruptions?
    Lava, ash, and debris
  • 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
  • It is a massive wave caused by an earthquake
    Tsunami
  • 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.
  • What is the name and definition of this natural hazard?
    A landslide is the sliding of rock and soil down a slope
  • They 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
    Hurricanes
  • A long period of a very dry weather. No rains for months.
    Drought
  • What is the name and definition of this place?
    A shelter is a place in which people who have lost homes can find clothing, a place to stay, and food for a longer period
  • What is the name and definition of this natural hazard?
    A blizzard is snowstorm with high winds
  • What is the name and definition of this natural hazard?
    Avalanche is the sudden sliding of snow, ice, and rock down a slope
  • It is an opening in Earth’s crust that allows super-heated materials from beneath the crust to reach the surface
    Volcano
  • What is the name and definition of this natural hazard?
    A fault is a crack in the crust where the two sides slide past each other.
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