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Natural Disasters ESL

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  • water covering an area that is usually dry
    What is a FLOOD?
  • long period when there is little or no rain
    What is a DROUGHT?
  • not enough food for a great number of people
    What is a FAMINE?
  • mass of rock and earth moving suddenly down a steep slope
    What is a LANDSLIDE?
  • the state of burning
    What is a FIRE? (WILDFIRE, FOREST FIRE)
  • starting suddenly and violently
    What is a VOLCANIC ERUPTION?
  • large wave caused by a movement of the earth under the sea
    What is a TSUNAMI?
  • severe snow storm with strong winds
    What is a BLIZZARD?
  • spinning cone of wind that destroys anything in its path
    What is a TORNADO?
  • violent storm with strong winds of at least 72 mph
    What is a HURRICANE?
  • sudden, violent movement of the earth’s surface
    What is an EARTHQUAKE?
  • large hole that suddenly appears in the ground
    What is a SINKHOLE?
  • snow falling suddenly and quickly
    What is an AVALANCHE?