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Natural Disasters

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  • What may cause landslides?
    heavy rain
  • A ... is a vertical funnel of rapidly spinning air.
    tornado
  • A ... is a series of fast-moving waves in the ocean caused by powerful earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or landslides...
    tsunami
  • A ... is a type of storm called a tropical cyclone, which forms over tropical or subtropical waters.
    hurricane
  • A ... is the sliding down of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff.
    landslide
  • A ... is the state of burning that produces flames that send out heat, light, and smoke.
    fire
  • What scale is used for measuring earthquakes?
    richter scale
  • A ... is a period of time when an area or region experiences the lack of water in streams, rivers, lakes, and groundwater.
    drought
  • Where do tornadoes mostly happen?
    in the USA
  • A ... is an overflow of water that submerges land that is usually dry.
    flood
  • An ... is the shaking of the surface of the Earth.
    earthquake
  • What do tornadoes form from?
    thunderstorm
  • A ... occurs when hot materials such as lava, dust, rocks, and gas are thrown out of a volcano.
    volcanic eruption
  • Which activity may cause landslides?
    cutting down trees