Avalanches can move at speeds up to how many miles per hour?
200 mph
What does new snow cause to the old snow?
Pressure
After big storms, what makes the avalanche start to slide?
The extra snow
How can we stop avalanches?
By blasting the snow with explosives/ By erecting,building snow fences
Avalanches are
powerful and dangerous
A system for finding exactly where you are anyway in the world using satellites
GPS / Global Positioning System
Avalanches pull other things, such as,
trees and rocks
What are they?
snowshoes
With proper precautions, both skiers and ski resorts can avoid the ( t- g- e - r- a - y- d ) of an avalanche. ---> Unscramble the word in (......................) !!
tragedy
(v.) to avoid , prevent from happening ---> a _ _ _ t
avert
(n.) a signaling or guiding device --> _ _ a c _ _
beacon
A sudden natural event where large amounts of snow and ice fall down a mountain.
avalanche
(v.) to build, construct
erect
When the snow slides down the mountain it gets (slower or faster)?
Faster
When do most avalanches happen?
After big storms
Can you tell the synonym of 'explode'?
blast, burst
Unscramble the letters to make a word ---> t - e - s - e - p (adj.)
steep
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