natural disasters Crossword Puzzles
Natural Disasters 2013-10-09
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- cause high winds and wild weather
- different stages of these put in place to help save water
- the safe burning of forests by workers
- a recent major bushfire event
- cyclones are also called
- 2 tectonic plates rubbing together cause this
- can generate new plant growth
- bushfires allow plants to...
- the point where the earthquake originated
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- when water covers land that is usually dry
- fires deliberately lit
- cyclone winds flow in this direction in the Southern Hemisphere
- prolonged dry period
- people who are trained to extinguish fires
- includes bushfires, floods, droughts, cyclones
- bushfires that happened in 1983
16 Clues: prolonged dry period • fires deliberately lit • cyclones are also called • bushfires allow plants to... • a recent major bushfire event • can generate new plant growth • bushfires that happened in 1983 • cause high winds and wild weather • the safe burning of forests by workers • the point where the earthquake originated • when water covers land that is usually dry • ...
Natural Disasters 2021-04-29
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- A tropical storm and cyclone
- Lots of snow coming down at once
- Something that is broken or ruined
- Lots of water rushing into an area
- Lack of rain and water
- Winds that rotate inward
- A sudden event that causes damage or loss of life
- A cyclone on land that usually causes destruction
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- Occurring in nature
- An unexpected situation requiring help
- A way to label storms
- A tropical storm in the Northern Hemisphere
- Fire burning in the mountains or fields
- When you need to leave due to an emergency
- A violent shaking of the ground
- Part of something that has been damaged
16 Clues: Occurring in nature • A way to label storms • Lack of rain and water • Winds that rotate inward • A tropical storm and cyclone • A violent shaking of the ground • Lots of snow coming down at once • Something that is broken or ruined • Lots of water rushing into an area • An unexpected situation requiring help • Fire burning in the mountains or fields • ...
Natural Disasters 2021-05-14
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- Stands for Volcanic Explosivity _____?
- A rainforest called "the lungs of the earth"
- Where 75% of Volcanoes are found
- A stage where a Volcano is asleep
- A Disaster caused by humans polluting the planet
- The Safest place to be when a hurricane hits
- An imaginary line across the middle of the Earth
- Something that is used to measure the magnitude of Earthquakes
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- Where plates rub against each other and sometimes causes Earthquakes
- A type of Volcano which is now a lake
- Where in New Zealand did the famous 2011 earthquake happen?
- What New Zealand is sometimes called because of the many Earthquakes we have
- An acronym meaning Title Origin Label Key Even Neat
- A type of tectonic plate
- Where a Volcano is no longer active
- An acronym meaning Frame Title Colour Key Title Scale
16 Clues: A type of tectonic plate • Where 75% of Volcanoes are found • A stage where a Volcano is asleep • Where a Volcano is no longer active • A type of Volcano which is now a lake • Stands for Volcanic Explosivity _____? • A rainforest called "the lungs of the earth" • The Safest place to be when a hurricane hits • A Disaster caused by humans polluting the planet • ...
Natural Disasters 2020-07-01
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- sudden and heavy rain
- rubbing of tectonic plates
- Mount St Helene erupted this way
- masses of water
- where people live in extinct craters
- happens in hot and dry conditions
- tropical cyclone with heavy rains
- called lava once spit out by volcano
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- inner layer of earth
- snow landslide
- strong air that cause destruction
- loudest eruption in history
- mud or dirt or rocks moving
- cold and strong wind
- ocean in Ring of Fire
- no rain for a long time
16 Clues: snow landslide • masses of water • inner layer of earth • cold and strong wind • sudden and heavy rain • ocean in Ring of Fire • no rain for a long time • rubbing of tectonic plates • loudest eruption in history • mud or dirt or rocks moving • Mount St Helene erupted this way • strong air that cause destruction • happens in hot and dry conditions • tropical cyclone with heavy rains • ...
Natural Disasters 2023-06-22
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- Eruption The release of molten rock, ash, and gases from a volcano, often resulting in lava flows, ashfall, and potential volcanic hazards.
- An overflow of water onto normally dry land, often caused by heavy rainfall, melting snow, or dam failure.
- A depression or hole in the ground caused by the collapse of underlying rock or soil, often resulting from water erosion.
- A severe weather event characterized by falling balls of ice called hail, often accompanied by thunderstorms.
- An uncontrolled fire that rapidly spreads across vegetation, such as forests or grasslands, often fueled by dry conditions.
- An extended period of excessively hot weather, often accompanied by high humidity, leading to health risks and heat-related issues.
- A powerful storm with strong winds and heavy rain that forms over warm ocean waters, often causing damage and flooding.
- Storm An atmospheric discharge of electricity accompanied by thunder, often occurring during thunderstorms.
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- A violent rotating column of air that extends from a thunderstorm cloud to the ground, characterized by a funnel shape.
- A sudden and rapid flow of snow down a mountainside, often triggered by heavy snowfall, earthquakes, or human activity.
- A large-scale weather system characterized by rotating winds and low-pressure areas, such as a tropical cyclone or typhoon.
- The movement of a mass of rocks, soil, or debris down a slope, often triggered by heavy rain, earthquakes, or human activity.
- A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water resources and affecting agriculture and ecosystems.
- A sudden shaking or trembling of the ground caused by the movement of tectonic plates beneath the Earth's surface.
- A severe winter storm characterized by strong winds, heavy snowfall, and reduced visibility.
- A series of enormous ocean waves caused by underwater earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or landslides.
16 Clues: A severe winter storm characterized by strong winds, heavy snowfall, and reduced visibility. • A series of enormous ocean waves caused by underwater earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or landslides. • An overflow of water onto normally dry land, often caused by heavy rainfall, melting snow, or dam failure. • ...
Natural Disasters 2024-03-19
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- the edges of a tectonic plate
- an underground rock that are broken up into different pieces
- when the tectonic plates shift
- the measurement of the benefit produced by businesses
- the movement of the tectonic plate horizontally
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- when the tectonic plates rub together creating pressure underground
- earthquakes, tsunami
- trees and grass
- statistics collected for analysis
- a picture scientifically showing land
- decreasing the size of a problem
- a broader understanding of value
- an elastic wave created by an earthquake
- the ground shakes violently
- a large wave created by pressure underground
- the middle of the earth
16 Clues: trees and grass • earthquakes, tsunami • the middle of the earth • the ground shakes violently • the edges of a tectonic plate • when the tectonic plates shift • decreasing the size of a problem • a broader understanding of value • statistics collected for analysis • a picture scientifically showing land • an elastic wave created by an earthquake • ...
NATURAL DISASTERS 2021-02-02
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- an act or instance of erupting
- involving or causing sudden great damage or suffering
- hot fluid or semi-fluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed on cooling.
- an extended break in a rock formation
- is a series of waves caused by earthquakes or undersea volcanic eruptions
- the powdery residue left after the burning of a substance
- relating to earthquakes or other vibrations of the earth and its crust.
- hot molten or semi-fluid rock erupted from a volcano
- a sudden accident or a natural catastrophe that causes great damage or loss of life.
- an opening in or near a volcano, through which hot sulphurous gases emerge.
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- continental transform fault that extends roughly 1,200 kilometers through California.
- temporarily inactive.
- sudden violent shaking of the ground
- ancient city to the southeast of Naples that was buried by a volcanic eruption from Vesuvius.
- a volcano in southwestern Italy on the Mediterranean coast
- is an opening in the earth's crust through which lava
16 Clues: temporarily inactive. • an act or instance of erupting • sudden violent shaking of the ground • an extended break in a rock formation • hot molten or semi-fluid rock erupted from a volcano • involving or causing sudden great damage or suffering • is an opening in the earth's crust through which lava • the powdery residue left after the burning of a substance • ...
Natural Disasters 2022-04-19
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- is a violently rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the Earth and a cumulonimbus cloud
- A rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain or squalls in the Western Hemisphere.
- is the development of industries in a country or region on a wide scale
- resources can be used repeatedly and does not run out because it is naturally replaced
- is the renewable energy generated and stored in the Earth
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- is the process by which fertile land
- is the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere.
- is a series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water
- is any material of natural or synthetic origin that is applied to soil to supply one or more plant nutrients
- a substance used for killing, or keeping away, insects or other organisms
- Federal Emergency Management Agency helps Americans deal with officially declared natural disasters
- is the permanent removal of trees to make room for something besides forest
- is an event of prolonged shortages in the water supply
- desert
- Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency helps Caribbean member nations with natural disasters
- alters the flow of waterways, permanently changes the natural environment
16 Clues: desert • is the process by which fertile land • is an event of prolonged shortages in the water supply • is the renewable energy generated and stored in the Earth • is the development of industries in a country or region on a wide scale • a substance used for killing, or keeping away, insects or other organisms • ...
Natural Disasters 2021-04-22
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- When an epidemic spreads over a larger area.
- The dying off of an entire species on our planet.
- They form over water but often move onto land, scientists classify them by their wind speed and the amount of damage they cause.
- A major geologic event that occurs when plates shift suddenly and release stored energy.
- A prediction or estimate of future events.
- An elastic wave in the earth produced by an earthquake, volcano, or explosion.
- The action of reducing the severity, seriousness, or painfulness of something.
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- When a rising body of water submerges normally dry land.
- An eruption in which molten rock spews out from the mantle to the surface of Earth as ash, lava, or gas.
- A region with specific weather conditions that persist over long stretches of time.
- A small, rocky body in space that travels around the sun.
- A small, rocky body that falls through the earth's atmosphere and hits the ground.
- A spinning column of air that has strong wind speed.
- The remains of something broken down or destroyed.
- A sudden rapidly spreading outbreak, growth, or disease that infects a large number of people in a specific area.
- A giant wave that crashes into land, often formed by an undersea earthquake.
- How many main classifications of natural disasters exist.
17 Clues: A prediction or estimate of future events. • When an epidemic spreads over a larger area. • The dying off of an entire species on our planet. • The remains of something broken down or destroyed. • A spinning column of air that has strong wind speed. • When a rising body of water submerges normally dry land. • A small, rocky body in space that travels around the sun. • ...
Natural Disasters 2020-07-29
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- relating to society or the way society is organized
- a minor shock following the main shock of an earthquake
- to do with the natural world
- engaged in action
- plates that shift causing earhquakes
- relating to an economy and process by which goods and services are produced, bought and sold.
- the measure of great size, scale, or importance of something
- an act or insatnce of replying or answering
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- a natural event such as a flood, earthquake, or hurricane that causes great damage or loss of life
- to cause a change
- the result of something happening
- the remains of something that is broken or destroyed
- not doing anything at this time : not active but able to become active
- an urgent need of assistance or help
- something that brings about an effect or a result
- a group of people who live in the same area such as a town, city or neighborhood
16 Clues: to cause a change • engaged in action • to do with the natural world • the result of something happening • an urgent need of assistance or help • plates that shift causing earhquakes • an act or insatnce of replying or answering • something that brings about an effect or a result • relating to society or the way society is organized • ...
NATURAL DISASTERS 2023-04-04
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- a big spark of light/electricity in the sky
- to make something available to someone
- study of the climate/weather conditions
- loud sound/noise in the sky
- study of planets and stars
- too many people in a location
- shaking and moving of the ground
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- the study of living things
- hot liquid from the earth
- moving people from a location to another
- no water
- the art of taking pictures
- the study of land and earth
- to keep safe from damage or injury
- too much water
- large amount of snow falling from the mountain
16 Clues: no water • too much water • hot liquid from the earth • the study of living things • the art of taking pictures • study of planets and stars • the study of land and earth • loud sound/noise in the sky • too many people in a location • shaking and moving of the ground • to keep safe from damage or injury • to make something available to someone • ...
Natural Disasters 2022-03-05
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- A powerful storm with high speed winds that forms over warm waters in tropical areas.
- A seasonal wind direction change that brings huge storms
- A rock from space that can hit the earth.
- A large amount of earth, rock, and other material that moves down a steep slope after a lot of heavy rain.
- when lava and gas are released from a volcano sometimes explosively.
- Smaller than a hurricane, but it's strong winds can also destroy many buildings.
- The sudden rush of a large amount of snow, ice, or rocks down a mountain.
- An overflow of water on normally dry ground.
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- The shaking, rolling or sudden shock of the earth's surface that can knock down buildings and kill people.
- The size or extent of a natural disaster.
- A water shortage caused by a lack of rainfall.
- Large uncontrollable fires that takes place in the forest.
- A very large, often destructive, sea wave that is caused by an earthquake or explosion of a volcano under the ocean.
- Someone who is hurt, injured, or killed by a person, group, or event.
- A powerful snowstorm with lots of wind.
- An opening in the earth's crust through which melted rock, ash, and gases are forced out.
16 Clues: A powerful snowstorm with lots of wind. • The size or extent of a natural disaster. • A rock from space that can hit the earth. • An overflow of water on normally dry ground. • A water shortage caused by a lack of rainfall. • A seasonal wind direction change that brings huge storms • Large uncontrollable fires that takes place in the forest. • ...
Natural Disasters 2023-07-20
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- Sudden, loud bursting with damage.
- Huge wave after ocean shake.
- Rain, lightning, and loud thunder.
- Water covers land after heavy rain.
- Safe place for protection and living.
- Snow slides quickly down mountains.
- Strong storm with wind and rain.
- Big fire in the forest.
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- Mountain explodes, lava flows.
- Long time with no rain.
- Snowstorm with strong winds.
- Vehicles collide, accidents happen.
- Wet dirt flows down hills.
- Ground shakes, buildings may fall.
- Scarcity of food, many hungry people.
- Twisting wind that destroys things.
16 Clues: Long time with no rain. • Big fire in the forest. • Wet dirt flows down hills. • Snowstorm with strong winds. • Huge wave after ocean shake. • Mountain explodes, lava flows. • Strong storm with wind and rain. • Sudden, loud bursting with damage. • Rain, lightning, and loud thunder. • Ground shakes, buildings may fall. • Vehicles collide, accidents happen. • ...
Natural Disasters 2021-04-22
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- When an epidemic spreads over a larger area.
- The dying off of an entire species on our planet.
- They form over water but often move onto land, scientists classify them by their wind speed and the amount of damage they cause.
- A major geologic event that occurs when plates shift suddenly and release stored energy.
- A prediction or estimate of future events.
- An elastic wave in the earth produced by an earthquake, volcano, or explosion.
- The action of reducing the severity, seriousness, or painfulness of something.
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- When a rising body of water submerges normally dry land.
- An eruption in which molten rock spews out from the mantle to the surface of Earth as ash, lava, or gas.
- A region with specific weather conditions that persist over long stretches of time.
- A small, rocky body in space that travels around the sun.
- A small, rocky body that falls through the earth's atmosphere and hits the ground.
- A spinning column of air that has strong wind speed.
- The remains of something broken down or destroyed.
- A sudden rapidly spreading outbreak, growth, or disease that infects a large number of people in a specific area.
- A giant wave that crashes into land, often formed by an undersea earthquake.
- How many main classifications of natural disasters exist.
17 Clues: A prediction or estimate of future events. • When an epidemic spreads over a larger area. • The dying off of an entire species on our planet. • The remains of something broken down or destroyed. • A spinning column of air that has strong wind speed. • When a rising body of water submerges normally dry land. • A small, rocky body in space that travels around the sun. • ...
Natural Disasters 2023-05-24
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- The outlet where magma escapes to the surface of the earth
- What ocean has the most tsunamis occurred in?
- What island erupted in 2019
- Ash clouds contain poisonous...
- When two plates move together together
- Smaller quakes follow the mainshock
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- What is the thickest layer of the earth called
- Maori name for volcano
- Is molten rock that follows from a volcano
- Maori name for tsunami
- Bowel-shaped formation at the top of a volcano
- What is the outer layer called
- What is the hottest layer of the earth
- Giant waves
- Red lava explodes from...
- Ground shakes
16 Clues: Giant waves • Ground shakes • Maori name for volcano • Maori name for tsunami • Red lava explodes from... • What island erupted in 2019 • What is the outer layer called • Ash clouds contain poisonous... • Smaller quakes follow the mainshock • What is the hottest layer of the earth • When two plates move together together • Is molten rock that follows from a volcano • ...
natural disasters 2023-06-21
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- A severe winter storm characterized by strong winds, low temperatures, and heavy snowfall, resulting in reduced visibility and dangerous travel conditions.
- A rapid flow of snow, ice, and debris down a mountainside, typically triggered by snowpack instability or human activity, and posing a significant risk to people and infrastructure in mountainous areas.
- eruption The release of molten rock, ash, and gases from a volcano, often accompanied by pyroclastic flows, lava flows, and volcanic ashfall.
- A series of large ocean waves triggered by underwater earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or landslides, often causing widespread destruction along coastal areas.
- An extended period of excessively hot weather, often with high humidity, that can cause heat-related illnesses and stress on ecosystems.
- Disaster Types Description
- A large-scale atmospheric weather system characterized by low-pressure centers and rotating winds, including tropical cyclones, typhoons, and hurricanes.
- A violent rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the Earth and a cumulonimbus cloud, often resulting in destructive winds and a funnel-shaped cloud.
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- An uncontrolled fire that spreads rapidly through vegetation, often fueled by dry conditions and strong winds.
- A storm characterized by falling hailstones, which are solid ice pellets formed in strong thunderstorm updrafts, often causing damage to crops, vehicles, and structures.
- A strong windstorm that carries sand and dust particles, reducing visibility and creating hazardous conditions for transportation and outdoor activities.
- A large and powerful storm characterized by strong winds and heavy rainfall, typically forming over warm ocean waters.
- A sudden shaking or trembling of the ground caused by the movement of tectonic plates beneath the Earth's surface.
- A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water and adverse effects on agriculture, ecosystems, and human activities.
- The rapid movement of soil, rocks, and debris down a slope, often triggered by heavy rainfall, earthquakes, or human activities.
- An overflow of water onto normally dry land, often caused by heavy rainfall, melting snow, or dam failure.
16 Clues: Disaster Types Description • An overflow of water onto normally dry land, often caused by heavy rainfall, melting snow, or dam failure. • An uncontrolled fire that spreads rapidly through vegetation, often fueled by dry conditions and strong winds. • ...
Natural Disasters 2015-11-16
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- A large sea wave produced by a seaquake or volcanic eruption under water
- The plant, or the product of a plant
- To do or cause harm
- Vibrations in the earth's, causing the ground to shake
- A strong need or desire for food
- A storm with dry, driving snow, strong winds, and intense cold
- To give advance notice of danger or possible harm
- The visible vapor and gases given off by a burning substance
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- Help or support
- Person that survives
- people who have nowhere to live, or who live on the streets
- A violent tropical storm
- A great overflowing of water
- To be on fire
- The gray or black thing that remains after burning
- Die from being put under water
16 Clues: To be on fire • Help or support • To do or cause harm • Person that survives • A violent tropical storm • A great overflowing of water • Die from being put under water • A strong need or desire for food • The plant, or the product of a plant • To give advance notice of danger or possible harm • The gray or black thing that remains after burning • ...
Natural Disasters 2016-10-06
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- happens after a natural disaster-getting things back to normal
- not having happened before
- watch
- the measure of strength or importance of something
- change
- strength
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- to make the process easier
- steps taken in advance to prevent harm
- predict the weather
- people with whom one works
- without wasting time
- to make people aware of the danger
- possibility
- by contrast
- to send a message over the air on radio or TV
- understanding
16 Clues: watch • change • strength • possibility • by contrast • understanding • predict the weather • without wasting time • to make the process easier • people with whom one works • not having happened before • to make people aware of the danger • steps taken in advance to prevent harm • to send a message over the air on radio or TV • the measure of strength or importance of something • ...
NATURAL DISASTERS 2016-11-29
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- - A violent thunderstorm
- - A long period of abnormally low rainfall, especially one that adversely affects growing or living conditions.
- - the season between winter and summer,
- - Also called seism
- - the season during which the weather becomes cooler
- - An atmospheric disturbance manifested in strong winds accompanied by rain, snow, or other precipitation and often by thunder and lightning
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- -the warmest season of the year, between spring and autumn
- - An overflowing of water onto land that is normally dry
- - rapidly spreading fire.
- - season including the months of December, January, and February
- Eruption - is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface
- - Water condensed from atmospheric vapor and falling in drops
- - the four natural divisions of the year
- - Precipitation in the form of spherical or irregular pellets of ice usually associated with thunderstorms
- - Condensed water vapor in cloudlike masses lying close to the ground and limiting visibility.
- - Frozen precipitation consisting of hexagonally symmetrical ice crystals that form soft, white flakes.
16 Clues: - Also called seism • - A violent thunderstorm • - rapidly spreading fire. • - the season between winter and summer, • - the four natural divisions of the year • - the season during which the weather becomes cooler • - An overflowing of water onto land that is normally dry • -the warmest season of the year, between spring and autumn • ...
Natural Disasters 2022-04-19
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- is a violently rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the Earth and a cumulonimbus cloud
- A rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain or squalls in the Western Hemisphere.
- is the development of industries in a country or region on a wide scale
- resources can be used repeatedly and does not run out because it is naturally replaced
- is the renewable energy generated and stored in the Earth
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- is the process by which fertile land
- is the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere.
- is a series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water
- is any material of natural or synthetic origin that is applied to soil to supply one or more plant nutrients
- a substance used for killing, or keeping away, insects or other organisms
- Federal Emergency Management Agency helps Americans deal with officially declared natural disasters
- is the permanent removal of trees to make room for something besides forest
- is an event of prolonged shortages in the water supply
- desert
- Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency helps Caribbean member nations with natural disasters
- alters the flow of waterways, permanently changes the natural environment
16 Clues: desert • is the process by which fertile land • is an event of prolonged shortages in the water supply • is the renewable energy generated and stored in the Earth • is the development of industries in a country or region on a wide scale • a substance used for killing, or keeping away, insects or other organisms • ...
Natural Disasters 2024-04-10
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- a structure which blocks a river and can control the river's flowing.
- an overflowing of water in a normally dry area.
- a weak area of earth's crust suddenly caves in.
- very large ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake, volcano, meteoroid, or landslide.
- a huge amount of snow on a mountain breaks lose.
- a pile of rocks or concrete put in the water to slow a tsunami.
- a tall structure of sand, dirt, or concrete built near a shore where tsunamis are common.
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- a piece of rock from outer space that hits earth, making shockwaves.
- a raised area of ground or a wall built to hold back rising riverwater.
- long period of scarce rainfall or dry weather.
- when earth’s crust slips, and the movement produces violent shaking
- a cleared path with no plants that can stop a forest fire.
- Eruptions- when hot magma bursts from the earth's core through the crust.
- digging a hole to get groundwater when water is scarce.
- a long period of higher than normal temperatures.
- fire that burns a large amount of land without human control.
16 Clues: long period of scarce rainfall or dry weather. • an overflowing of water in a normally dry area. • a weak area of earth's crust suddenly caves in. • a huge amount of snow on a mountain breaks lose. • a long period of higher than normal temperatures. • digging a hole to get groundwater when water is scarce. • a cleared path with no plants that can stop a forest fire. • ...
Plate Tectonics 2022-05-06
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- together
- sideways and downwards
- geological process
- Europe
- natural disaster
- ocean depths
- Planet
- water
- causes natural disasters
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- pangea
- relating to ocean
- Earth
- rock
- ocean
- edge
- molten rock
- dinner
17 Clues: rock • edge • Earth • ocean • water • pangea • Europe • Planet • dinner • together • molten rock • ocean depths • natural disaster • relating to ocean • geological process • sideways and downwards • causes natural disasters
Find your way around the world of disasters 2013-10-05
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- global atmospheric system that determines our weather
- earthquakes, storms, volcano eruptions, floods, landslides are ... (2 words)
- the number of disaster has been ... in recent decades
- a natural hazard caused by wind
- help to protect communities from tsunamis
- preparing for disasters can be
- when a hazard impacts human beings - their life, health or possessions
- burning fossil fuels leads to this (2 words)
- helps humans to understand natural hazards better
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- period in which six of the ten hottest years happened
- bouncing back well from a disaster
- sum of factors that makes a human, a community or an asset endangered by a hazard (2 words)
- what we should be (2 words)
- a natural or man-made event that threatens humans
- main greenhouse gas responsible for global warming (2 words)
- helps to minimize the impact of disasters
- the chance that a certain event happens at a certain time
- the probability that a hazard will turn into a disaster, based on vulnerability and adaptive capacity (2 words)
- many people argue that there are no such disasters at all, as each disaster has a certain human component
19 Clues: what we should be (2 words) • preparing for disasters can be • a natural hazard caused by wind • bouncing back well from a disaster • helps to minimize the impact of disasters • help to protect communities from tsunamis • burning fossil fuels leads to this (2 words) • a natural or man-made event that threatens humans • helps humans to understand natural hazards better • ...
Natural Disasters 2012-10-07
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- over flowing water
- land movement
- What happens when there is to much hail
- Starts from the sky
- falling snow
- Moves the surface
- What shoots magma out of the top
- - It burns things in the outback
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- Another word for avalanche
- What dries out the land
- waves - What happens when its really hot
- Start from the ground
- A big wind storm
- storms- What happens when there is to much ice
- - A word for falling things
15 Clues: falling snow • land movement • A big wind storm • Moves the surface • over flowing water • Starts from the sky • Start from the ground • What dries out the land • Another word for avalanche • - A word for falling things • What shoots magma out of the top • - It burns things in the outback • What happens when there is to much hail • waves - What happens when its really hot • ...
Natural Disasters 2012-10-07
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- Lose water, food,crops
- can damge propertys
- > damage both people and propertys
- Can make building calapse
- plates> How to sclae earthquakes
- Like a tornadoe
- cone in all sixes
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- a big storn
- fires> Can burm and is very hot
- A hufe wave of water
- likw a cyclone
- > how to measre tornadoes
- Over losd of water
- hot
- wet and can be hot or cols
15 Clues: hot • a big storn • likw a cyclone • Like a tornadoe • cone in all sixes • Over losd of water • can damge propertys • A hufe wave of water • Lose water, food,crops • Can make building calapse • > how to measre tornadoes • wet and can be hot or cols • fires> Can burm and is very hot • plates> How to sclae earthquakes • > damage both people and propertys
NATURAL DISASTERS 2016-08-23
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- a long period of time with little rainfall
- a sudden fall of rocks or snow down the side of a mountain
- a storm where rain drops are frozen into hailstones
- an out-of-control fire in the bush
- a huge wave caused by an earthquake under the sea
- an infectious disease that spreads to other countries
- hurricane a very severe storm with a violent wind
- another name for a tornado
- a large amount of water spreading over a place that is usually dry
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- a wind rotating around a calm, central area
- another name for a tsunami
- a severe snow storm
- a sudden, violent shaking of the ground
- a large area of earth slides down the side of a mountain due to too much rainfall at one time
- a violent windy storm
15 Clues: a severe snow storm • a violent windy storm • another name for a tsunami • another name for a tornado • an out-of-control fire in the bush • a sudden, violent shaking of the ground • a long period of time with little rainfall • a wind rotating around a calm, central area • a huge wave caused by an earthquake under the sea • hurricane a very severe storm with a violent wind • ...
Natural Disasters 2022-12-06
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- the after mass
- fire that spreads rapidly
- what is affected
- things that come before a disaster to prepare you for the disaster
- how you feel after the disaster is over
- earthy materials flowing
- relies on the tech tonic plates
- someone is lost forever
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- Something that tells you what happened
- a server problem
- extremely fast winds
- large waves from the ocean
- something that changes in an instant
- over load of water
- the surface collapses on itself
15 Clues: the after mass • a server problem • what is affected • over load of water • extremely fast winds • someone is lost forever • earthy materials flowing • fire that spreads rapidly • large waves from the ocean • the surface collapses on itself • relies on the tech tonic plates • something that changes in an instant • Something that tells you what happened • ...
Natural Disasters 2022-12-06
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- lots of water
- what you do before a disaster
- when someone gets seriously injured
- caused by earthquakes
- rainy, sunny, cloudy are all the..
- caused by tectonic plates
- winds that rotate
- mass of mud and other earthy material that is falling
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- an event or fact that has unfortunate consequences
- people in charge
- when something gets out of hand
- Planing to fix something before it’s bad
- what people feel when the disaster stops
- erupts
- what is sent out before a really bad disaster
15 Clues: erupts • lots of water • people in charge • winds that rotate • caused by earthquakes • caused by tectonic plates • what you do before a disaster • when something gets out of hand • rainy, sunny, cloudy are all the.. • when someone gets seriously injured • Planing to fix something before it’s bad • what people feel when the disaster stops • ...
Natural disasters 2022-12-06
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- getting ready for the natural disaster
- earth shaking
- an emergency
- Heat and fire
- City full of water
- telling u what to do urgently
- Mud collapsing
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- death strong wind
- water falling
- a lot of rain and thunder
- weather
- huge waves
- meaning of something coming natural
- strong wind and rain
- people starving
15 Clues: weather • huge waves • an emergency • water falling • earth shaking • Heat and fire • Mud collapsing • people starving • death strong wind • City full of water • strong wind and rain • a lot of rain and thunder • telling u what to do urgently • meaning of something coming natural • getting ready for the natural disaster
Natural Disasters 2017-10-02
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- series of gigantic water waves that
- The strongest hurricane, which was observed in the Atlantic
- overflow of water, the state of a river that is at high level
- when a lot of snow fall from a mountain
- sudden electrostatic discharge
- giant, swirling storms. They are serve
- a long period without rain
- wild wind that throws everything around
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- what country in Asia had tsunami's hit and earthquake in 2011?
- forest fire
- temblor
- widespread scarcity of food
- extended, severe snowstorm
- when many ice pellets fall from a sky
- (of a volcano) one of the most dangerous and magnificent natural disaster, explosion throws out fire, lava, smoke etc.
15 Clues: temblor • forest fire • extended, severe snowstorm • a long period without rain • widespread scarcity of food • sudden electrostatic discharge • series of gigantic water waves that • when many ice pellets fall from a sky • giant, swirling storms. They are serve • when a lot of snow fall from a mountain • wild wind that throws everything around • ...
Natural disasters 2017-05-31
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- A tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans.
- A very heavy snowstorm with high winds.
- A fall or slide of a large mass, as of snow or rock, down a mountainside.
- A natural depression in a land surface communicating with a subterranean passage, generally occurring in limestone regions and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof.
- A transient, sometimes violent storm of thunder and lightning, often accompanied by rain and sometimes hail.
- wave A period of very hot weather.
- A rotating column of air ranging in width from a few yards to more than a mile and whirling at destructively high speeds, usually accompanied by a funnel-shaped downward extension of a cumulonimbus cloud.
- A raging, rapidly spreading fire.
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- An opening in the earth's crust through which molten lava, ash, and gases are ejected.
- A storm with hail.
- A violent rotating windstorm.
- A long period of abnormally low rainfall, especially one that adversely affects growing or living conditions.
- A sudden movement of the earth's crust caused by the release of stress accumulated along geologic faults or by volcanic activity. Also called seism, temblor.
- A very large ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption.
- An overflowing of water onto land that is normally dry.
15 Clues: A storm with hail. • A violent rotating windstorm. • A raging, rapidly spreading fire. • wave A period of very hot weather. • A very heavy snowstorm with high winds. • An overflowing of water onto land that is normally dry. • A tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans. • A fall or slide of a large mass, as of snow or rock, down a mountainside. • ...
Natural Disasters 2023-05-24
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- A storm that produces hail instead of rain
- when gas and/or lava is either released or exploded out of a volcano
- A huge wave in the ocean created by an earthquake
- When a lot of water overflows onto land
- A huge gust of wind carrying clouds of sand
- a series of vibrations from the Earth’s crust
- A cavity in the ground caused by water erosion providing a route for surface water to disappear underground
- a very intense low pressure wind system forming over warm waters in the ocean
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- A big storm with thunder and lightning with heavy rain and sometimes hail
- A huge snowstorm with high winds
- A destructive whirling vortex with violent winds with an appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud
- A big mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff
- Any large fire that spreads quickly and is hard to put out
- A long period of little to no rainfall which can lead to a water shortage
- A large mass of snow and ice rapidly falling down a mountain side
15 Clues: A huge snowstorm with high winds • When a lot of water overflows onto land • A storm that produces hail instead of rain • A huge gust of wind carrying clouds of sand • a series of vibrations from the Earth’s crust • A huge wave in the ocean created by an earthquake • A big mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff • ...
Natural disasters 2023-05-24
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- A small storm often accompanied by heavy precipitation and frequent thunder and lightning
- a storm with small balls of ice that fall like rain
- A violent winter storm characterized by freezing temperatures, strong winds, and blowing snow
- The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface.
- a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
- an overflowing of water in a normally dry area
- A giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor.
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- animals, birds, and plants living in their natural environment
- cyclone A severe storm with high winds that spiral around a calm center
- eruption the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material
- a windstorm that blows hot air, dust, and grit
- A rapidly whirling, funnel-shaped cloud that reaches down to touch Earth's surface.
- A long period of dry weather
- a circular depression formed when the roof of a cave collapses
- a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
15 Clues: A long period of dry weather • a windstorm that blows hot air, dust, and grit • an overflowing of water in a normally dry area • a storm with small balls of ice that fall like rain • animals, birds, and plants living in their natural environment • a circular depression formed when the roof of a cave collapses • ...
Natural Disasters 2023-05-24
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- A giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor
- A small storm often accompanied by heavy precipitation and frequent thunder and lightning
- An overflowing of water in a normally dry area
- A depression produced in a region where soluble rock has been removed by groundwater
- A severe storm with high winds that spiral around a calm center
- The shaking results from the movement of rock beneath Earths surface
- heavy snow storm
- A windstorm that blows hot air, dust, and grit
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- A large fire that spreads quickly over a natural area
- The sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material
- A long period of day weather
- A slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
- Rotating column of air with high damaging winds/funnel shaped cloud that touched the ground
- A storm with small balls of ice that fall like rain
- Great mass of falling snow
15 Clues: heavy snow storm • Great mass of falling snow • A long period of day weather • An overflowing of water in a normally dry area • A windstorm that blows hot air, dust, and grit • A storm with small balls of ice that fall like rain • A large fire that spreads quickly over a natural area • A severe storm with high winds that spiral around a calm center • ...
Natural Disasters 2023-05-25
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- a circular depression formed when the roof of a cave collapses
- a storm with balls of ice that fall like rain
- a small storm often with heavy precipitation and thunder and lightning
- eruption a sudden burst of steam and volcanic material
- an overflowing of water in a normally dry area
- tectonic plates moving
- a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
- a severe storm with high winds and a spiral center
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- usually cause by an earthquake and causes mass floods
- a rapidly funnel shaped storm
- a blaze that is out of control
- a long period of dry weather
- blinding snow with cold winds
- mass of snow and ice falling
- a windstorm that blows hot air dust and grit
15 Clues: tectonic plates moving • a long period of dry weather • mass of snow and ice falling • a rapidly funnel shaped storm • blinding snow with cold winds • a blaze that is out of control • a windstorm that blows hot air dust and grit • a storm with balls of ice that fall like rain • an overflowing of water in a normally dry area • ...
Natural Disasters 2023-05-25
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- giant wave
- water in a dry area that overflows that isn’t usually there
- snowy winds and strong snow flying around
- winds spinning over tropical oceans
- sand flying around
- ground cracking
- dry area
- rocks falling from a mountain
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- heavy rain and lightning
- lava eruption
- fire that spreads fast
- chunks of snow clumped together and falling from the sky
- strong winds spinning in circles
- snow and shards falling from a mountain
- a hole formed from a cave that has fallen in
15 Clues: dry area • giant wave • lava eruption • ground cracking • sand flying around • fire that spreads fast • heavy rain and lightning • rocks falling from a mountain • strong winds spinning in circles • winds spinning over tropical oceans • snow and shards falling from a mountain • snowy winds and strong snow flying around • a hole formed from a cave that has fallen in • ...
Natural Disasters 2023-05-23
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- happen when cold and warm air mix
- can cause severe flooding or even tsunamis
- happen when ground gets to weak to support itself
- have devastating effects notably to Florida
- happens when to much water enter an area
- Side Effects of Earthquakes
- to much rain making mud on slopes weaker
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- lightning and thunder happen, very common
- blows ash into the atmosphere.
- very easy to cause and very dangerous, found on snowy mountains
- pellets of ice ranging up to the size of gold balls form and fall
- when an area doesn’t get enough rainfall
- when wind blows sand
- weather it’s man made or not it happens a lot
- very heavy and apparent snow fall
15 Clues: when wind blows sand • Side Effects of Earthquakes • blows ash into the atmosphere. • happen when cold and warm air mix • very heavy and apparent snow fall • when an area doesn’t get enough rainfall • happens when to much water enter an area • to much rain making mud on slopes weaker • lightning and thunder happen, very common • can cause severe flooding or even tsunamis • ...
Natural Disasters 2023-05-23
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- A giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor.
- a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
- a circular depression formed when the roof of a cave collapses
- A severe storm with high winds that spiral around a calm center
- a sudden a violent shaking of the ground
- an overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines, especially over what is normally dry land
- long period of time with no rain
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- the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material
- a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
- windstorm that blows hot air, dust, and grit
- a large fire that spreads quickly over a natural area
- a storm with thunder and lightning and typically also heavy rain or hail.
- a storm with small balls like rain
- A violent winter storm characterized by freezing temperatures, strong winds, and blowing snow
- A rapidly whirling, funnel-shaped cloud that reaches down to touch Earth's surface.
15 Clues: long period of time with no rain • a storm with small balls like rain • a sudden a violent shaking of the ground • windstorm that blows hot air, dust, and grit • a large fire that spreads quickly over a natural area • a circular depression formed when the roof of a cave collapses • a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain • ...
Natural Disasters 2023-05-29
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- a localized, very intense low-pressure wind system, forming over tropical oceans and with winds of hurricane force
- an overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines, especially over what is normally dry land.
- a severe snowstorm with high winds and low visibility
- a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action
- a large, destructive fire that spreads quickly over woodland or brush.
- a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide, or other disturbance.
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- a storm of heavy hail.
- when gas and/or lava are released from a volcano sometimes explosively
- the sliding down of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff.
- a strong wind carrying clouds of sand with it, especially in a desert
- a storm with thunder and lightning and typically also heavy rain or hail.
- a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system
- a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water.
- a mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside
- a cavity in the ground, especially in limestone bedrock, caused by water erosion and providing a route for surface water to disappear underground
15 Clues: a storm of heavy hail. • a severe snowstorm with high winds and low visibility • a mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside • the sliding down of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff. • a strong wind carrying clouds of sand with it, especially in a desert • when gas and/or lava are released from a volcano sometimes explosively • ...
Natural Disasters 2023-07-21
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- The movement of rocks and soil down a slope.
- A severe snowstorm with strong winds.
- A prolonged period of extreme heat.
- A violent rotating column of air.
- A storm with lightning, thunder, and rain.
- An overflowing of water onto land.
- A powerful storm with strong winds and rain.
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- A mountain that erupts hot lava and gases.
- A large, uncontrolled fire in nature.
- A storm with balls of ice falling from the sky."
- The ground shakes and trembles.
- A mass of snow, ice, and rock sliding down a mountain.
- A giant wave caused by underwater disturbance.
- A long period with little or no rainfall.
- A storm with rotating winds, like a hurricane.
15 Clues: The ground shakes and trembles. • A violent rotating column of air. • An overflowing of water onto land. • A prolonged period of extreme heat. • A large, uncontrolled fire in nature. • A severe snowstorm with strong winds. • A long period with little or no rainfall. • A mountain that erupts hot lava and gases. • A storm with lightning, thunder, and rain. • ...
Natural Disasters 2023-12-20
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- the act of emptying a building or other place of people because it is not safe for them to stay there
- a small electric lamp that you can hold in your hand and carry with you
- pieces of wood, metal, building materials, etc. that are left after something has been destroyed
- likely to suffer from something or to do something bad
- happening quickly or in a short period of time
- used to refer to an area of land when you are mentioning its natural features, for example, if it is rough, flat, etc.
- not active or growing now but able to become active or to grow in the future
- the fact of having a place to live or stay, considered as a basic human need
- a result of something that has happened, especially an unpleasant result
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- a long period of time when there is little or no rain
- the ability of people or things to recover quickly after something unpleasant, such as shock, injury, etc.
- physical harm caused to something which makes it less attractive, useful or valuable
- an explosion or a powerful movement of air caused by an explosion
- the situation that exists as a result of an important (and usually unpleasant) event, especially a war, an accident, etc.
- a statement, an event, etc. telling somebody that something bad or unpleasant may happen in the future so that they can try to avoid it
15 Clues: happening quickly or in a short period of time • a long period of time when there is little or no rain • likely to suffer from something or to do something bad • an explosion or a powerful movement of air caused by an explosion • a small electric lamp that you can hold in your hand and carry with you • ...
Natural Disasters 2024-03-21
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- apart from others
- to stop something from happening before it starts
- the weight of molecules pushing down on earth
- from the glasses surrounding the earth
- an accident or catastrophe that causes damage
- an earthquake is a _______ disaster
- keep or hold on to something
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- the heat from the sun _______ back out to space
- something bad that happens
- when a boy and a girl go out together
- disasters are divided into two _________
- to get ready for something
- to hurt
- to have influence over something or someone
- happening now
15 Clues: to hurt • happening now • apart from others • something bad that happens • to get ready for something • keep or hold on to something • an earthquake is a _______ disaster • when a boy and a girl go out together • from the glasses surrounding the earth • disasters are divided into two _________ • to have influence over something or someone • ...
Natural Disasters 2019-12-14
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- This is a very big wave
- you see this during a thunderstorm
- natural disasters can be very _______ - sometimes people are hurt or they die.
- like a tornado but in the sea
- when part of a mountain or cliff falls down.
- Tsunamis, floods and landslides are examples of natural ________.
- very very heavy snow
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- what does the ground do when there is an earthquake? it _______
- Many natural disasters are scary, but if you are safe in your house, thunderstorms are sometimes _____.
- this can happen in forests when the weather is very very hot
- this is sometimes very loud and scary. It is usually raining.
- there is too much of this when it floods
- not enough water
13 Clues: not enough water • very very heavy snow • This is a very big wave • like a tornado but in the sea • you see this during a thunderstorm • there is too much of this when it floods • when part of a mountain or cliff falls down. • this can happen in forests when the weather is very very hot • this is sometimes very loud and scary. It is usually raining. • ...
natural disasters 2015-04-30
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- a bigger form of a tidal wave and starts with a T
- if an earthquake is over 8 it is considered _____
- many children and parents get ______
- people may _____ or cry when a natural disaster occurs
- the place we live on
- a small earthquake or below the magnitude of 2
- if you hear or smell gas you need to _______ the building
- a _____ wave comes after a earthquake
- an earthquake is a natural _______
- a form of measuring the magnitude of earthquakes and was created in 1930's
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- another word for tnt
- comes out of a volcano
- water in tsunamis can make your body _______ drop
- stop,____, cover and hold on
- they crash into each other forming earthquakes and other natural disasters
15 Clues: another word for tnt • the place we live on • comes out of a volcano • stop,____, cover and hold on • an earthquake is a natural _______ • many children and parents get ______ • a _____ wave comes after a earthquake • a small earthquake or below the magnitude of 2 • a bigger form of a tidal wave and starts with a T • if an earthquake is over 8 it is considered _____ • ...
'Natural disasters' 2017-10-01
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- poisonous or dirty substances that are polluting the water, air or land somewhere
- ...effect the problem caused by increased quantities of gases such carbon dioxide in the air
- an extremely violent wind or storm
- a shaking of the ground caused by movement of the earth's crust
- responsible for causing the greenhouse effect
- it's extremely destructive form of pollution, and the enviroment suffers from it's effects
- thick layers of ice and snow that cover the North and South Poles
- long period of time during which no rain falls
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- the average level of the sea with respect to the land
- the gradual rise in the earth's temperature
- this mud or mud-stone flow suddenly emerging in the course of mountain rivers as a result of rainfall, rapid melting of glaciers or seasonal snow cover
- all trees are cut down or destroyed
- a large amount of water covers an area which is usually dry, for example when a river flows over its banks or a pipe bursts
- a very large wave, often caused by an earthquake, that flows onto the land and destroys things
- the death of all animal or plant remaining living members
15 Clues: an extremely violent wind or storm • all trees are cut down or destroyed • the gradual rise in the earth's temperature • responsible for causing the greenhouse effect • long period of time during which no rain falls • the average level of the sea with respect to the land • the death of all animal or plant remaining living members • ...
Natural disasters 2018-12-24
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- is the highest mountain in Peru and a extinct volcano
- The most active volcanoes in the world
- volcanoes that will never erupt
- event resulting from natural processes of the Earth
- hot molten or semi-fluid rock erupted from a volcano
- is the scientific study of earthquakes
- measuring the strength of earthquakes
- a mountain or hill having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapour, and gas are or have been erupted from the earth's crust.
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- disasters caused by human action or inaction
- a long period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water
- the longest drought in the world
- a sudden shaking of the ground caused by vibrations deep inside the earth
- hot fluid or semi-fluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed on cooling.
- is one that has not erupted recently but is expected to do so again
- the biggest tsunami occurred
15 Clues: the biggest tsunami occurred • volcanoes that will never erupt • the longest drought in the world • measuring the strength of earthquakes • The most active volcanoes in the world • is the scientific study of earthquakes • disasters caused by human action or inaction • event resulting from natural processes of the Earth • ...
Natural Disasters 2022-03-29
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- mass of snow and ice falling
- tropical storm
- a large destructive fire that spreads fast
- overflowing of a large amount of water
- water storm with strong winds
- cavity in ground
- rapid spin of air that joins ground & clouds
- natural electrical discharge
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- long and high sea wave
- violent disturbance of atmosphere
- sliding earth or rock from cliff
- strong air storm with rotating winds
- mountain or hill that releases lava and rock
- sudden violent shaking of ground
- period of low rainfall leading to no water
15 Clues: tropical storm • cavity in ground • long and high sea wave • mass of snow and ice falling • natural electrical discharge • water storm with strong winds • sliding earth or rock from cliff • sudden violent shaking of ground • violent disturbance of atmosphere • strong air storm with rotating winds • overflowing of a large amount of water • a large destructive fire that spreads fast • ...
Natural Disasters 2023-06-07
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- A strong, dangerous wind that forms itself into an upside-down spinning cone
- All the animals, plants, rocks, etc
- A sudden violent movement of the earth's surface
- An extremely large wave caused by a violent movement of the earth under the sea
- When something is really cold
- A person continuing to live or exist
- A long period when there is little or no rain
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- An extreme weather condition with very strong wind, heavy rain, and often thunder and lightning
- The conditions in the air above the earth such as wind, rain, or temperature
- Very large in amount or degree
- People who are injured or killed in a serious accident
- A sudden accident or a natural catastrophe that causes great damage or loss of life
- A violent wind that has a circular movement
- When you or something does something that can hurt
- Predicting the weather
15 Clues: Predicting the weather • When something is really cold • Very large in amount or degree • All the animals, plants, rocks, etc • A person continuing to live or exist • A violent wind that has a circular movement • A long period when there is little or no rain • A sudden violent movement of the earth's surface • When you or something does something that can hurt • ...
Natural Disasters 2023-06-18
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- A sudden shaking or trembling of the ground caused by tectonic plates shifting underground.
- A sudden and rapid flow of snow down a mountainside, often triggered by heavy snowfall or disturbances.
- A situation where water covers normally dry land, often caused by heavy rainfall or overflowing rivers.
- A mountain or hill with a vent or crater through which lava, ash, and gases can erupt.
- A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, resulting in a shortage of water and dry conditions.
- A large-scale, rotating storm system characterized by low pressure and strong winds.
- A series of powerful ocean waves usually caused by undersea earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.
- An uncontrolled fire that spreads quickly across vegetation and forested areas.
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- A prolonged period of excessively hot weather, often accompanied by high humidity.
- A weather event where hailstones, solid balls of ice, fall from the sky during a thunderstorm.
- A weather event characterized by thunder, lightning, heavy rain, and sometimes hail.
- The rapid movement of rock, soil, and debris down a slope, often triggered by heavy rainfall or earthquakes.
- A severe snowstorm characterized by strong winds, low temperatures, and reduced visibility.
- A severe snowstorm characterized by strong winds, low temperatures, and reduced visibility.
- A large, swirling storm with strong winds and heavy rainfall, typically forming over warm ocean waters.
- A violent rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the Earth and a cumulonimbus cloud.
16 Clues: An uncontrolled fire that spreads quickly across vegetation and forested areas. • A prolonged period of excessively hot weather, often accompanied by high humidity. • A weather event characterized by thunder, lightning, heavy rain, and sometimes hail. • A large-scale, rotating storm system characterized by low pressure and strong winds. • ...
Natural disasters 2023-05-29
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- A long period of dry weather.
- An overflowing of water in a normally dry area.
- A giant wave usually caused by and earthquake beneath the ocean floor.
- A rapidly whirling, funnel-shaped cloud that reaches down from a storm cloud to touch earths surface
- A slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff.
- A large fire that spreads quickly over a natural area
- eruption The sudden occurrence of a violent discharge off steam and volcanic material
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- A storm with small balls of ice that fall like rain.
- A heavy snowstorm with strong winds
- The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth’s surface.
- Cyclone An intense wind and rain storm that forms over oceans in the tropics.
- A storm with thunder and lightning and typically also heavy rain or hail.
- Great mass of falling snow and ice
- A windstorm that blows hot air, dust, and grit.
- A circular depression formed when the roof of a cave collapses
15 Clues: A long period of dry weather. • Great mass of falling snow and ice • A heavy snowstorm with strong winds • An overflowing of water in a normally dry area. • A windstorm that blows hot air, dust, and grit. • A storm with small balls of ice that fall like rain. • A large fire that spreads quickly over a natural area • ...
Natural disasters 2023-05-29
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- when tecnonic plates move and cities get ruined
- a large amount of water that fills a body of water
- a mix of winds that destroy places
- a big putal of water
- a Forrest that has a uncontrollable fire
- molten magma explodes out of a volcano
- when a lot of snow goes down a slope
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- a snow storm
- a electrical storm
- chunks of ice falling from the sky like rain
- a high pressure storm
- where rock and Tiber fall from a mountain
- winds kick up sand
- and huge wave that wipes places out
- a place that goes a long time with not precipitation
15 Clues: a snow storm • a electrical storm • winds kick up sand • a big putal of water • a high pressure storm • a mix of winds that destroy places • and huge wave that wipes places out • when a lot of snow goes down a slope • molten magma explodes out of a volcano • a Forrest that has a uncontrollable fire • where rock and Tiber fall from a mountain • ...
Natural Disasters 2023-07-30
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- A storm characterized by lightning, thunder, and heavy rain.
- A large and uncontrolled fire that spreads quickly through forests or grasslands.
- A series of large ocean waves caused by underwater earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.
- A sudden and rapid flow of snow, ice, and debris down a mountainside.
- An overflowing of water onto usually dry land, often caused by heavy rainfall or melting snow.
- A powerful and destructive storm with strong winds and heavy rain, also known as a typhoon or cyclone in different regions.
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- The movement of a large amount of rock, soil, and debris down a slope, often triggered by heavy rain or earthquakes.
- A storm with falling balls of ice, known as hailstones.
- A violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, causing destruction in its path.
- A prolonged period of excessively hot weather.
- A long period of dry weather when there is not enough rainfall to support normal activities and crops.
- A severe snowstorm with strong winds and reduced visibility.
- A sudden shaking or trembling of the ground caused by the movement of tectonic plates.
- A mountain or hill with an opening from which lava, ash, and gases are released during an eruption.
- A large-scale weather system characterized by low pressure, strong winds, and heavy rain.
15 Clues: A prolonged period of excessively hot weather. • A storm with falling balls of ice, known as hailstones. • A storm characterized by lightning, thunder, and heavy rain. • A severe snowstorm with strong winds and reduced visibility. • A sudden and rapid flow of snow, ice, and debris down a mountainside. • ...
Natural Disasters 2022-12-06
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- when people or animals get ready for a event
- a enormous amounts of mud that slides of a mountain
- a plan that works most of the time when doing something
- big waves that have the ability to damage a lot of buildings
- an erupting mountain full with lava
- a very bad situation that involves environment problems
- a bad situation that provides help to fix it
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- what the population that is living on earth
- when living things stop malfunctioning
- a very big rumble that goes through cities
- a substance that people need to eat for survival
- a group of leaders who have control of their land
- a storm or system of winds that rotate a center of low atmosphere pressure
- lots of water through large areas
- a sign to let people know what they are going to experience
15 Clues: lots of water through large areas • an erupting mountain full with lava • when living things stop malfunctioning • a very big rumble that goes through cities • what the population that is living on earth • when people or animals get ready for a event • a bad situation that provides help to fix it • a substance that people need to eat for survival • ...
Natural Disasters 2023-05-25
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- a storm of small balls like ice that falls like rain
- the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material
- a giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor
- a severe storm with high winds that spiral around a calm center
- an overflowing of water in a normally dry area
- a windstorm that blows hot air dust and grit
- the shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath earths surface
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- a heavy snowstorm with strong winds
- a rapidly whirling funnel shaped cloud that reaches down to touch earths surface
- a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
- great mass of falling snow and ice
- a small storm often accompanied by heavy precipitation and frequent thunder and lighting
- a large fire that spreads quickly over a natural area
- a long period of dry weather
- a circular depression formed when the roof of a cave collapses
15 Clues: a long period of dry weather • great mass of falling snow and ice • a heavy snowstorm with strong winds • a windstorm that blows hot air dust and grit • an overflowing of water in a normally dry area • a storm of small balls like ice that falls like rain • a large fire that spreads quickly over a natural area • ...
Natural disasters 2023-05-25
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- A long period of dry weather
- eruption the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material
- storm a storm that drops hail, or lumps of ice
- A rapidly whirling, funnel-shaped cloud that reaches down to touch Earth's surface.
- great mass of falling snow and ice
- The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface.
- a windstorm that blows hot air, dust, and grit
- a large fire that spreads quickly over a natural area
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- a circular depression formed when the roof of a cave collapses
- cyclones intense wind and rain storms that form over oceans in the tropics
- A small storm often accompanied by heavy precipitation and frequent thunder and lightning
- A heavy snowstorm with strong winds
- a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
- an overflowing of water in a normally dry area
- A giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor.
15 Clues: A long period of dry weather • great mass of falling snow and ice • A heavy snowstorm with strong winds • storm a storm that drops hail, or lumps of ice • an overflowing of water in a normally dry area • a windstorm that blows hot air, dust, and grit • a large fire that spreads quickly over a natural area • a circular depression formed when the roof of a cave collapses • ...
Natural disasters 2023-05-25
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- a large fire that spreads quickly over woodland or brush
- the sliding down a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff
- a storm of heavy hail
- a severe snowstorm with high winds and low visibility
- a great mass of ice, earth, or snow mixed with rocks sliding down a mountainside
- a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system
- a storm with thunder and lightning and typically also heavy rain or hail
- a prolonged period of abnormally low amount of precipitation leading to a shortage of water
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- cyclone a localized, very intense low-pressure wind system, forming over tropical oceans and with winds of hurricane force
- A long high sea wave caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide, or other disturbances
- eruption event in which molten rock spews out a volcano to the surface of Earth as ash, lava, and gases; major geological event that occurs when a dense plate subducts below a less dense plate
- an overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines, especially over what is normally dry land
- a cavity in the ground, especially in limestone bedrock, caused by water erosion and providing a route for surface water to disappear underground
- a strong wind carrying clouds of sand with it, especially in a desert
- a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth’s crust or volcanic action
15 Clues: a storm of heavy hail • a severe snowstorm with high winds and low visibility • a large fire that spreads quickly over woodland or brush • the sliding down a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff • a strong wind carrying clouds of sand with it, especially in a desert • a storm with thunder and lightning and typically also heavy rain or hail • ...
Natural Disasters 2024-01-08
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- A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall leading to water scarcity.
- : An extended period of excessively hot weather.
- : The downward movement of rock, soil, and debris on a slope.
- : Severe snowstorm with strong winds and low visibility.
- Sudden shaking of the ground caused by the movement of tectonic plates.
- A series of ocean waves with extremely long wavelengths and high energy, often caused by undersea earthquakes.
- : A powerful tropical storm with strong winds and heavy rain.
- A large-scale, atmospheric circulation system characterized by low-pressure centers and high winds.
- The movement of a mass of mud down a slope.
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- A minor earthquake or vibration of the earth's surface.
- : Uncontrolled fire that spreads rapidly through vegetation.
- A mountain that erupts with lava, ash, and gases.
- : A storm with thunder, lightning, heavy rain, and sometimes hail.
- : The rapid descent of a large mass of snow, ice, and rocks down a mountain.
- Overflow of water onto normally dry land, often caused by heavy rainfall or storm surge.
15 Clues: The movement of a mass of mud down a slope. • : An extended period of excessively hot weather. • A mountain that erupts with lava, ash, and gases. • A minor earthquake or vibration of the earth's surface. • : Severe snowstorm with strong winds and low visibility. • : Uncontrolled fire that spreads rapidly through vegetation. • ...
Natural Disasters 2023-12-01
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- hurricanes form in which ocean water
- a huge wave caused by an earthquake is a
- what floods do to rivers and lakes
- a fast moving large amount of snow down a slope
- Earthquakes happen ___________ the ground
- Wind from tornados can spin and form a
- Earthquakes are caused when these move against each other
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- Aftershocks can be as ________________ as earthquakes
- an uncontrollable fire is a
- hot eruption with lava is a
- In 2011, a major earthquake hit this area
- There are none for an earthquake
- small quakes after a major quake
- The center of the hurricane is called the
- Inside the eye weather is _______________.
15 Clues: an uncontrollable fire is a • hot eruption with lava is a • There are none for an earthquake • small quakes after a major quake • what floods do to rivers and lakes • hurricanes form in which ocean water • Wind from tornados can spin and form a • a huge wave caused by an earthquake is a • In 2011, a major earthquake hit this area • The center of the hurricane is called the • ...
Natural disasters 2024-02-29
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- A vent or opening in the Earth's crust through which molten rock, ash, and gases erupt onto the surface during volcanic activity, forming lava flows, ash clouds, and volcanic cones, and posing hazards such as ashfall, pyroclastic flows, and lahars.
- A series of large ocean waves triggered by underwater earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or landslides, which can travel long distances across the ocean and crash onto coastal areas with destructive force, causing flooding, damage, and loss of life.
- The downward movement of rock, soil, and debris on a slope or hillside, often triggered by heavy rainfall, earthquakes, or volcanic activity, and characterized by sudden or gradual movement that can damage property, infrastructure, and transportation routes.
- A severe weather event characterized by the formation of large hailstones, or balls of ice, falling from thunderstorm clouds and causing damage to crops, vehicles, buildings, and windows, as well as posing risks to outdoor activities and personal safety.
- A prolonged period of excessively hot weather with high temperatures and humidity levels, often occurring during summer months and leading to heat-related illnesses, dehydration, power outages, and stress on infrastructure, especially in urban areas.
- A large and uncontrolled fire that spreads rapidly across vegetation, forests, or grasslands due to dry conditions, high winds, lightning strikes, or human activity, consuming everything in its path and causing extensive damage to ecosystems, wildlife, and property.
- An overflow of water onto land that is usually dry, caused by heavy rainfall, melting snow, storm surges, or dam failure, leading to inundation of low-lying areas, rivers, or urban areas, and resulting in property damage, displacement, and loss of life.
- A sudden and violent shaking of the ground caused by the movement of tectonic plates beneath the Earth's surface, resulting in seismic waves that can cause destruction, landslides, and tsunamis, and occur along fault lines or plate boundaries.
- A prolonged period of abnormally low precipitation, resulting in water scarcity, reduced soil moisture, and dry conditions that can affect agriculture, ecosystems, and communities, leading to crop failures, water shortages, and economic hardship.
- A severe snowstorm characterized by strong winds, blowing snow, and reduced visibility, typically lasting for an extended period and resulting in snowdrifts, road closures, and dangerous travel conditions, posing risks to life, safety, and transportation.
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- A rapid and large mass of snow, ice, and debris that slides down a mountainside or slope due to gravity, triggered by factors such as snowfall, temperature changes, or human activity, and posing a significant hazard to skiers, climbers, and communities in mountainous regions.
- A powerful and rotating storm system characterized by strong winds, heavy rain, and thunderstorms, forming over warm ocean waters and moving inland with destructive force, causing flooding, storm surges, and widespread damage to buildings, infrastructure, and communities.
- A weather phenomenon characterized by the formation of cumulonimbus clouds, lightning, thunder, and precipitation such as rain, hail, or snow, often accompanied by strong winds, gusts, and atmospheric instability, resulting in localized storms and weather hazards.
- A depression or hole in the ground caused by the collapse of underlying bedrock, soil, or sediment, often triggered by erosion, groundwater depletion, or human activities such as mining or construction, and posing hazards to infrastructure and property.
- A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud and strong winds that can reach speeds of over 200 miles per hour, causing damage, destruction, and devastation along its path.
15 Clues: A sudden and violent shaking of the ground caused by the movement of tectonic plates beneath the Earth's surface, resulting in seismic waves that can cause destruction, landslides, and tsunamis, and occur along fault lines or plate boundaries. • ...
Natural Disasters 2024-04-16
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- ice falling from the sky
- fast winds spinning
- wet soil sliding down a mountain
- high wind mixed with dirt
- shaking of the earth
- loose snow falling from a mountain
- great deal of rain low atmospheric pressure
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- giant wave that causes destruction
- water that stays after a large amount of rain
- hot destructive element
- spits lava and causes destruction
- cold white wind storm
- dry land not good for the economy
- worldwide outbreak
- small round tropical storm from the ocean
15 Clues: worldwide outbreak • fast winds spinning • shaking of the earth • cold white wind storm • hot destructive element • ice falling from the sky • high wind mixed with dirt • wet soil sliding down a mountain • spits lava and causes destruction • dry land not good for the economy • giant wave that causes destruction • loose snow falling from a mountain • ...
Natural Disasters 2024-03-29
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- Water or air moving in one direction.
- Temperatures can ________ the ocean's currents.
- ________ may cover buildings and cars when it rains too much.
- Happens often.
- ________ rain can lead to floods that cause mudslides
- There are a ________ of reasons to worry about climate change.
- A very large amount of something.
- Sometimes scientists call typhoons ________.
- When it doesn't rain in a place for a long time.
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- Causing a lot of damage.
- Hard work ________ in good grades
- To keep the same.
- Frequent earthquakes can have devastating ________.
- Equal parts on both sides.
- ________ move heat and pressure away from the equator.
- A disaster caused by a storm can be ________.
16 Clues: Happens often. • To keep the same. • Causing a lot of damage. • Equal parts on both sides. • Hard work ________ in good grades • A very large amount of something. • Water or air moving in one direction. • Sometimes scientists call typhoons ________. • A disaster caused by a storm can be ________. • Temperatures can ________ the ocean's currents. • ...
Natural Disasters 2017-10-01
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- what happens when two blocks of the earth are collide
- is a prolonged period lack of precipitation
- is a severe snowstorm with high winds and low visibility.
- an overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines, especially over what is normally dry land.
- is a storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean.
- is a large, destructive fire that spreads quickly over woodland.
- the ejection of molten rock, steam, from a geyser.
- is vortex, rapid movement of the atmosphere, accompanied by heavy rainfall, strong cloudiness
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- A powerful mudflow with rocks that occurs in the mountains during downpours.
- the sliding down of a mountain or cliff.
- a mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside.
- is a series of waves caused by earthquakes or undersea volcanic eruptions
- is a strong vortex, lifting a column of water, sand.
- A thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface that obscures or restricts visibility
- is a great destructive force, mainly in the western part of the Pacific Ocean.
15 Clues: the sliding down of a mountain or cliff. • is a prolonged period lack of precipitation • the ejection of molten rock, steam, from a geyser. • is a strong vortex, lifting a column of water, sand. • what happens when two blocks of the earth are collide • is a severe snowstorm with high winds and low visibility. • ...
Natural disasters 2017-05-31
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- A long period of abnormally low rainfall, especially one that adversely affects growing or living conditions.
- A violent rotating windstorm.
- A natural depression in a land surface communicating with a subterranean passage, generally occurring in limestone regions and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof.
- A raging, rapidly spreading fire.
- A rotating column of air ranging in width from a few yards to more than a mile and whirling at destructively high speeds, usually accompanied by a funnel-shaped downward extension of a cumulonimbus cloud.
- A fall or slide of a large mass, as of snow or rock, down a mountainside.
- A very large ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption.
- A transient, sometimes violent storm of thunder and lightning, often accompanied by rain and sometimes hail.
- wave A period of very hot weather.
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- A tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans.
- A storm with hail.
- A very heavy snowstorm with high winds.
- An overflowing of water onto land that is normally dry.
- An opening in the earth's crust through which molten lava, ash, and gases are ejected.
- A sudden movement of the earth's crust caused by the release of stress accumulated along geologic faults or by volcanic activity. Also called seism, temblor.
15 Clues: A storm with hail. • A violent rotating windstorm. • A raging, rapidly spreading fire. • wave A period of very hot weather. • A very heavy snowstorm with high winds. • An overflowing of water onto land that is normally dry. • A tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans. • A fall or slide of a large mass, as of snow or rock, down a mountainside. • ...
Natural disasters 2018-02-16
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- a tropical storm with a violent wind
- an exceptionally large ocean wave
- a large, destructive fire that spreads over a forest or area of woodland
- a mass of mud and other earthy material that is falling or has fallen down a hillside
- wave a period of days during which the weather is much hotter than usual
- eruption / A sudden outbreak of a volcano
- an enormous sea wave that erupts and reaches land
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- a sudden violent shaking of the ground, typically causing great destruction
- a mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside
- a long period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water
- an overflow of a large amount of water beyond its normal limits, especially over what is normally dry land
- a sudden movement of the earth's surface that often follows an earthquake and is less violent than the first main movement
- a severe shortage of food
- a strong, dangerous wind that forms itself into an upside-down spinning cone and is able to destroy buildings as it moves across the ground
- a severe snow storm with strong winds
15 Clues: a severe shortage of food • an exceptionally large ocean wave • a tropical storm with a violent wind • a severe snow storm with strong winds • eruption / A sudden outbreak of a volcano • an enormous sea wave that erupts and reaches land • a mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside • ...
Natural disasters 2012-10-07
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- spinning storm
- fires bush _____
- lava
- no water
- snow storm
- Shakes the ground
- fires grass _____
- fires forest _____
- lots of water
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- big wave
- waves hot
- moves the ground
- rain
- from space
- spinning clouds
15 Clues: lava • rain • big wave • no water • waves hot • snow storm • from space • lots of water • spinning storm • spinning clouds • fires bush _____ • moves the ground • Shakes the ground • fires grass _____ • fires forest _____
Natural Disasters 2021-10-07
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- An overflowing of a body of water onto dry land
- A close synonym to the word destroy
- The synonym to look for
- A violent tropical storm with very strong winds
- A program on a radio or a television warning people of an upcoming natural disaster
- A prediction of the weather and natural disasters in the future
- A large wave from the ocean caused by an earthquake
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- A prolonged period of a low amount of rainfall
- To damage something so badly that it no longer exists or works
- To do physical harm or damage to someone
- An emergent movement away from a natural disaster to somewhere safer
- Hot liquid rock that comes out of a volcano
- A place giving temporary protection from a natural disaster
- Bad weather with strong winds and rain, often with thunder and lightning
- Residue from after a volcanic eruption
15 Clues: The synonym to look for • A close synonym to the word destroy • Residue from after a volcanic eruption • To do physical harm or damage to someone • Hot liquid rock that comes out of a volcano • A prolonged period of a low amount of rainfall • An overflowing of a body of water onto dry land • A violent tropical storm with very strong winds • ...
Natural Disasters 2023-05-24
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- a heavy snowstorm with strong winds
- a windstorm that blows hot air, dust, and grit
- the shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth’s surface
- an overflowing of water in a normally dry area
- a circular depression formed when the roof of a cave collapses
- the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material
- a giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor
- a small storm often accompanied by heavy precipitation and frequent thunder and lightning
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- a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
- great mass of falling snow and ice
- cyclone a severe storm with high winds that spiral around a calm center
- a long period of dry weather
- a large fire that spreads quickly over a natural area
- a storm with small balls of ice that fall like rain
- a rapidly whirling, funnel-shaped cloud that reaches down to touch Earth’s surface
15 Clues: a long period of dry weather • great mass of falling snow and ice • a heavy snowstorm with strong winds • a windstorm that blows hot air, dust, and grit • an overflowing of water in a normally dry area • a storm with small balls of ice that fall like rain • a large fire that spreads quickly over a natural area • ...
Natural disasters 2023-05-23
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- water tornado
- intense ground shaking
- big fire in the woods
- land hurricane
- really bad snowstorm
- sky rumbling
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- snow landslide
- explosion from a volcano
- collapse in the ground leaving a hole
- what happens when you get way to much rain
- Dirt avalanche
- ice rain
- sand blizzard
- long period without rain
- huge wave
15 Clues: ice rain • huge wave • sky rumbling • water tornado • sand blizzard • snow landslide • Dirt avalanche • land hurricane • really bad snowstorm • big fire in the woods • intense ground shaking • explosion from a volcano • long period without rain • collapse in the ground leaving a hole • what happens when you get way to much rain
Natural Disasters 2023-05-23
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- a storm with small balls of ice that fall like rain
- eruption the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material
- an overflowing of water in a normally dry area
- A giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor.
- The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface.
- a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
- A severe storm with high winds that spiral around a calm center
- a circular depression formed when the roof of a cave collapses
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- A rapidly whirling, funnel-shaped cloud that reaches down to touch Earth's surface.
- a large fire that spreads quickly over a natural area
- A long period of dry weather
- heavy snowstorm with strong winds
- A small storm often accompanied by heavy precipitation and frequent thunder and lightning
- windstorm that blows hot air, dust, and grit
- great mass of falling snow and ice
15 Clues: A long period of dry weather • heavy snowstorm with strong winds • great mass of falling snow and ice • windstorm that blows hot air, dust, and grit • an overflowing of water in a normally dry area • a storm with small balls of ice that fall like rain • a large fire that spreads quickly over a natural area • ...
Natural Disasters 2023-06-13
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- A large-scale, rotating storm with strong winds, also known as a typhoon
- A long period of time with little or no rainfall, causing dry conditions
- A giant ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption
- A mass of snow, ice, and rocks that slides down a mountainside
- The sudden movement of rocks and soil down a slope
- When the ground shakes and trembles, sometimes causing buildings to collapse
- A powerful spinning column of air that can cause destruction
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- A severe winter storm with strong winds and heavy snowfall
- A large, swirling storm with strong winds and heavy rain
- A storm that produces hailstones, which are balls of ice
- A prolonged period of extremely hot weather
- When a large amount of water covers an area that is usually dry
- A large, uncontrolled fire that spreads rapidly through vegetation
- A storm with thunder, lightning, heavy rain, and sometimes hail
- A mountain that can erupt, spewing out hot lava, ash, and gases
15 Clues: A prolonged period of extremely hot weather • The sudden movement of rocks and soil down a slope • A large, swirling storm with strong winds and heavy rain • A storm that produces hailstones, which are balls of ice • A severe winter storm with strong winds and heavy snowfall • A powerful spinning column of air that can cause destruction • ...
Natural Disasters 2023-07-27
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- A mass of snow, ice, and debris that rapidly descends down a mountain slope.
- A large-scale, rotating storm system, similar to a hurricane, occurring over warm ocean waters.
- A severe snowstorm with strong winds and reduced visibility.
- An uncontrolled fire that spreads rapidly through vegetation and forested areas.
- A weather condition with lightning, thunder, heavy rain, and sometimes hail.
- A series of large ocean waves typically caused by underwater earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.
- An extended period of excessively hot weather, often accompanied by high humidity.
- An overflow of water onto normally dry land, often caused by heavy rainfall or overflowing rivers.
- A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, resulting in water shortages and dry conditions.
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- The sudden and rapid movement of a large amount of earth and rock down a slope.
- A sudden shaking or trembling of the ground caused by tectonic plate movements.
- A powerful, rotating storm with strong winds and heavy rain, often forming over warm ocean waters.
- A depression or hole in the ground caused by the collapse of a surface layer.
- A violent, narrow column of air that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground.
- An opening in the Earth's crust through which lava, ash, and gases are ejected during an eruption.
15 Clues: A severe snowstorm with strong winds and reduced visibility. • A mass of snow, ice, and debris that rapidly descends down a mountain slope. • A weather condition with lightning, thunder, heavy rain, and sometimes hail. • A depression or hole in the ground caused by the collapse of a surface layer. • ...
Natural Disasters 2023-11-15
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- A strong windstorm that carries and deposits large amounts of sand, reducing visibility and potentially causing damage.
- Eruption: An event in which magma, ash, and gases are expelled from a volcano, often leading to lava flows and the release of volcanic materials.
- A rapid and often massive flow of snow, ice, and rocks down a mountain slope.
- A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to water shortages and negative impacts on agriculture and ecosystems.
- A violent and rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.
- A large and uncontrolled fire that spreads quickly through forests, grasslands, or other areas.
- A storm with thunder and lightning, often accompanied by heavy rain, strong winds, and sometimes hail.
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- A depression or hole in the ground caused by the collapse of a surface layer, often formed in areas with soluble bedrock.
- A severe snowstorm characterized by strong winds, low temperatures, and poor visibility due to blowing snow.
- Cyclone: A large, rotating storm system with low pressure, characterized by strong winds and heavy rain. It is known as a hurricane in the Atlantic and eastern Pacific, and a typhoon in the western Pacific.
- An overflow of water onto normally dry land, often caused by heavy rain, storm surges, or the rapid melting of snow.
- The movement of rock, soil, and debris down a slope, often triggered by heavy rainfall or earthquakes.
- A storm that produces hail, which are balls or lumps of ice formed by the freezing of raindrops in strong updrafts.
- The shaking or trembling of the Earth's surface caused by movements beneath the Earth's crust.
- A series of large ocean waves caused by a disturbance, such as an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption, that can inundate coastal areas.
15 Clues: A rapid and often massive flow of snow, ice, and rocks down a mountain slope. • The shaking or trembling of the Earth's surface caused by movements beneath the Earth's crust. • A large and uncontrolled fire that spreads quickly through forests, grasslands, or other areas. • ...
Natural Disasters 2024-01-24
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- Large ocean wave usually caused by undersea earthquakes.
- Overflow of water onto normally dry land.
- Storm with large hailstones falling from the sky.
- Rapid descent of large amounts of snow down a mountain.
- Prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall.
- Storm with thunder, lightning, heavy rain, and strong winds.
- Hole in the ground caused by the collapse of a surface layer.
- Violently rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm.
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- Powerful storm with strong winds and heavy rainfall.
- Strong wind carrying sand and dust, reducing visibility.
- Downward movement of a large amount of earth material.
- Sudden shaking of the ground caused by tectonic movements.
- Extended period of excessively hot weather.
- Severe snowstorm with strong winds and low visibility.
- Uncontrolled fire spreading rapidly through vegetation.
15 Clues: Overflow of water onto normally dry land. • Extended period of excessively hot weather. • Prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall. • Storm with large hailstones falling from the sky. • Powerful storm with strong winds and heavy rainfall. • Downward movement of a large amount of earth material. • Severe snowstorm with strong winds and low visibility. • ...
Natural disasters 2024-04-15
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- when snow and rocks tumble down a mountain
- severe snowstorm
- when a huge wave of water rushes towards land
- a large amount of water begins filling the streets
- caused by climate change
- strong winds carrying large amounts of sand in it
- disasters
- the ground begins shaking uncontrollably
- a storm with violent winds often at sea
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- a long period of abnormally hot weather
- long term shifts in temperature and weather patterns (often caused by humans)
- a vortex of rotating winds that makes a funnel shaped cloud
- when lava and ash begins coming out of a volcano
- a long period of abnormally dry weather, or low rainfall
- when a fire starts destroying an entire forest
15 Clues: disasters • severe snowstorm • caused by climate change • a long period of abnormally hot weather • a storm with violent winds often at sea • the ground begins shaking uncontrollably • when snow and rocks tumble down a mountain • when a huge wave of water rushes towards land • when a fire starts destroying an entire forest • when lava and ash begins coming out of a volcano • ...
Natural Disasters 2024-07-17
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- Molten rock that flows out of a volcano during an eruption.
- A volcano that has not erupted for a long time but might erupt again.
- When a volcano explodes and sends out lava, ash, and gases.
- A severe event caused by nature, like an earthquake, flood, or hurricane.
- A system used to measure the strength of the wind.
- The layer of gases surrounding Earth that protects us from harmful rays from the sun.
- A violent, spinning column of air that can cause a lot of damage.
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- A flash of light in the sky caused by electricity during a storm.
- A mountain that can erupt and release lava, ash, and gases.
- When too much water covers the land, often due to heavy rain or melting snow.
- The weight of the air pushing down on Earth.
- A sudden shaking of the ground caused by the movement of tectonic plates.
- Molten rock beneath the Earth's crust that can come out during a volcanic eruption.
- A volcano that has erupted recently and might erupt again.
- A powerful storm with strong winds and heavy rain.
15 Clues: The weight of the air pushing down on Earth. • A powerful storm with strong winds and heavy rain. • A system used to measure the strength of the wind. • A volcano that has erupted recently and might erupt again. • A mountain that can erupt and release lava, ash, and gases. • Molten rock that flows out of a volcano during an eruption. • ...
NATURAL DISASTERS 2024-07-29
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- a sudden heavy fall of hail
- a sudden and severe flood
- a severe snow storm with strong winds
- a very strong wind that goes round and round
- a sudden and violent shaking of the ground
- a long period of time when there is little or no rain and crops die
- a period of time such as a few weeks when the weather is much hotter than usual
- a storm with very strong winds
- an unplanned fire that burns in areas of forests
- a mountain that erupts and releases hot liquid
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- a large amount of snow and ice that suddenly falls down a mountain
- a large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry
- earthquake waves in the water can cause this
- large amount of wet dirt that moves down a hill or mountain that can cause a lot of death
- a storm with thunder and lightning and usually heavy rain
15 Clues: a sudden and severe flood • a sudden heavy fall of hail • a storm with very strong winds • a severe snow storm with strong winds • a sudden and violent shaking of the ground • a very strong wind that goes round and round • earthquake waves in the water can cause this • a mountain that erupts and releases hot liquid • an unplanned fire that burns in areas of forests • ...
Natural Disasters 2024-07-10
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- A large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, in motion, down a mountain or over a precipice.
- A deficiency of precipitation over an extended period of time, resulting in a water shortage.
- Enormous sea wave usually caused by earthquakes or submarine disturbance.
- A large, destructive fire that spreads quickly over woodland or brush.
- Emission of gas, rocks and lava from a volcano.
- A collapse of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff.
- Shaken of the earth surface caused by the movement of the tectonic plates.
- A fault is a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock.
- A storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds.
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- A violent tropical cyclone, accompanied by torrential rains.
- A violent disturbance of the atmosphere with strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning
- Overflow of water that covers dry land. It can be caused by hurricanes or tsunamis.
- High-speed roating column of wind that touches the ground.
- Catastrophic events caused by natural forces.
- A strong wind in a desert area, which carries sand through the air.
15 Clues: Catastrophic events caused by natural forces. • Emission of gas, rocks and lava from a volcano. • High-speed roating column of wind that touches the ground. • A violent tropical cyclone, accompanied by torrential rains. • A storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds. • A collapse of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff. • ...
natural disasters 2016-05-31
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- retten
- unüblich hohe Welle
- Wirbelsturm
- Erdbeben
- Waldbrand
- Hagel
- Evakuierung
- Überlebender
- Überschwemmung
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- Erdrutsch
- Dürre
- Lawine
- messen
- Naturkatastrophen
- Vulkan
15 Clues: Dürre • Hagel • retten • Lawine • messen • Vulkan • Erdbeben • Erdrutsch • Waldbrand • Wirbelsturm • Evakuierung • Überlebender • Überschwemmung • Naturkatastrophen • unüblich hohe Welle
natural disasters 2020-04-08
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- the land moves and shakes
- come up to, достигать, доходить, добираться
- huge waves
- houses are ruined
- hurt or damage an arm, a leg...
- no food
- bad for sea creatures,or for peolpe, or for health
- save
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- damage caused to water, air, etc
- people are ill
- what is left after a meal
- it hasn't rained for a long time
- a box, a packet, a carton, etc
- too much water
- rocks, mud go down the mountain
15 Clues: save • no food • huge waves • people are ill • too much water • houses are ruined • what is left after a meal • the land moves and shakes • a box, a packet, a carton, etc • rocks, mud go down the mountain • hurt or damage an arm, a leg... • damage caused to water, air, etc • it hasn't rained for a long time • come up to, достигать, доходить, добираться • ...
Natural Disasters 2020-05-08
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- fire a other way to say a untamed fire
- wave a tsunami is a _______
- comes out of a volcano
- a large amount of water
- heavy rains
- holds lava
- waves a sharp change in pressure
- a ____ can cause rain, heavy winds, snow,thunder, and lightning
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- a other way to say it can kill you
- the world is shaking
- another word for strong
- crust what do you call the top of the earths layer
- a other word for lava
- title wave
- plates it causes a earthquake
15 Clues: title wave • holds lava • heavy rains • the world is shaking • a other word for lava • comes out of a volcano • another word for strong • a large amount of water • wave a tsunami is a _______ • plates it causes a earthquake • waves a sharp change in pressure • a other way to say it can kill you • fire a other way to say a untamed fire • ...
Natural Disasters 2016-05-23
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- A mobile, destructive vortex
- The state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc
- A mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside
- An overflowing of a large amount of water
- Low rainfall; very dry
- A severe snowstorm with high winds
- A sudden and violent shaking of the ground
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- a storm with very strong wind but little or no rain or snow; a gale
- Lava under earth's crust
- The sliding down of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff
- A large, destructive fire that spreads quickly over woodland or brush
- A storm with violent wind
- A bright flash in the cloud and also typically thunder
- A long high sea wave caused by an earthquake
- The planet on which we live
15 Clues: Low rainfall; very dry • Lava under earth's crust • A storm with violent wind • The planet on which we live • A mobile, destructive vortex • A severe snowstorm with high winds • An overflowing of a large amount of water • A sudden and violent shaking of the ground • A long high sea wave caused by an earthquake • A bright flash in the cloud and also typically thunder • ...
Natural Disasters 2021-10-05
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- rapid flow of snow down a slope
- when strong wind blows sand or dirt
- lots of fire
- gigantic wave of water
- tropical cyclone
- Comes with lightening
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- shaking surface of earth
- severe snowstorm
- mature tropical cyclone
- overflow of water that submerges land
- a sudden outbreak of something
- several forms of mass falling
- long-term shortage in water
- violently rotating column of air
- hole in the ground that was caused by surface layer collapse
15 Clues: lots of fire • severe snowstorm • tropical cyclone • Comes with lightening • gigantic wave of water • mature tropical cyclone • shaking surface of earth • long-term shortage in water • several forms of mass falling • a sudden outbreak of something • rapid flow of snow down a slope • violently rotating column of air • when strong wind blows sand or dirt • ...
Natural Disasters 2022-03-29
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- mass of snow and ice falling
- tropical storm
- a large destructive fire that spreads fast
- overflowing of a large amount of water
- water storm with strong winds
- cavity in ground
- rapid spin of air that joins ground & clouds
- natural electrical discharge
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- long and high sea wave
- violent disturbance of atmosphere
- sliding earth or rock from cliff
- strong air storm with rotating winds
- mountain or hill that releases lava and rock
- sudden violent shaking of ground
- period of low rainfall leading to no water
15 Clues: tropical storm • cavity in ground • long and high sea wave • mass of snow and ice falling • natural electrical discharge • water storm with strong winds • sliding earth or rock from cliff • sudden violent shaking of ground • violent disturbance of atmosphere • strong air storm with rotating winds • overflowing of a large amount of water • a large destructive fire that spreads fast • ...
Natural Disasters 2022-04-06
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- a rain of solid, frozen water
- excess of snow and winds
- blowing of hot air and dust
- vent in the surface of Earth that emits ash, gases, and/or molten lava
- a natural event that causes great damage or loss of life
- the movement of the tectonic plates
- a falling of rocks from hills or mountains due to heavy rains or earthquakes
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- a tidal wave provoked by an earthquake
- when rain falls onto areas where the ground temperature is below freezing, the storm is called this
- excess of water provoked by heavy rain
- a tidal snow wave provoked by vibration of movement of the earth or sound.
- an uncontrollable fire
- a rotating storm that develops over tropical oceans and whose strong winds spiral in toward the intensely low-pressure storm center
- a rotating windstorm that develops over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground
- a long period of dry weather
15 Clues: an uncontrollable fire • excess of snow and winds • blowing of hot air and dust • a long period of dry weather • a rain of solid, frozen water • the movement of the tectonic plates • a tidal wave provoked by an earthquake • excess of water provoked by heavy rain • a natural event that causes great damage or loss of life • ...
Natural Disasters 2023-07-18
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- An uncontrolled fire spreading rapidly through vegetation
- Sudden shaking of the ground caused by tectonic movements
- The downward movement of soil, rocks, and debris on a slope
- Overflowing of water onto land that is usually dry
- A large-scale atmospheric system with circular wind motion, similar to hurricanes
- A storm characterized by thunder, lightning, and heavy rainfall
- A mass of snow, ice, and rocks descending rapidly down a mountain slope
- A series of large ocean waves typically caused by underwater earthquakes
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- A severe snowstorm with strong winds and reduced visibility
- A prolonged period of excessively hot weather
- A mountain or vent in the Earth's crust through which magma, gases, and ash may erupt
- A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to water shortage
- A powerful tropical cyclone with strong winds and heavy rain
- A violently rotating column of air extending from thunderstorms to the ground
- A storm with falling balls of ice, called hail
15 Clues: A prolonged period of excessively hot weather • A storm with falling balls of ice, called hail • Overflowing of water onto land that is usually dry • An uncontrolled fire spreading rapidly through vegetation • Sudden shaking of the ground caused by tectonic movements • A severe snowstorm with strong winds and reduced visibility • ...
Natural Disasters 2023-05-25
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- A very heavy flow of water, which is greater than the normal flow of water and goes over the stream's normal channel.
- an intense wind and rain storm that forms over oceans in the tropics
- The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface.
- a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
- an uncontrolled fire that burns in the wildland vegetation, often in rural areas.
- A violent winter storm characterized by freezing temperatures, strong winds, and blowing snow
- a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
- A small storm often accompanied by heavy precipitation and frequent thunder and lightning
- a windstorm that blows hot air, dust, and grit
- A long period of dry weather
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- the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material
- a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground
- A giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor
- is a rapid flow of snow down a slope, such as a hill or mountain.
- a storm with small balls of ice that fall like rain
- a circular depression formed when the roof of a cave collapses
16 Clues: A long period of dry weather • a windstorm that blows hot air, dust, and grit • a storm with small balls of ice that fall like rain • a circular depression formed when the roof of a cave collapses • a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain • is a rapid flow of snow down a slope, such as a hill or mountain. • ...
Natural disasters 2023-05-25
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- a storm with small balls of ice that fall like rain
- eruption- the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material
- an overflowing of water in a normally dry area
- A giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor.
- The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface.
- a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
- a circular depression formed when the roof of a cave collapses
- A small storm often accompanied by heavy precipitation and frequent thunder and lightning
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- cyclone- A severe storm with high winds that spiral around a calm center
- A rapidly whirling, funnel-shaped cloud that reaches down to touch Earth's surface.
- a large fire that spreads quickly over a natural area
- A long period of dry weather
- A heavy snowstorm with strong winds
- great mass of falling snow and ice
- a windstorm that blows hot air, dust, and grit
15 Clues: A long period of dry weather • great mass of falling snow and ice • A heavy snowstorm with strong winds • an overflowing of water in a normally dry area • a windstorm that blows hot air, dust, and grit • a storm with small balls of ice that fall like rain • a large fire that spreads quickly over a natural area • ...
Natural Disasters 2023-05-25
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- a long period of dry weather
- an overflowing of water in a normally dry area
- a giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor
- a rapidly whirling, funnel- shaped cloud that reaches down to touch earth’s surface
- a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
- a large fire that spreads quickly over a natural area
- eruption the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material
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- a storm with small balls of ice that fall like rain
- a heavy snowstorm with strong winds
- the shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath earth’s surface
- cyclone a severe storm with high winds that spiral around a calm center
- a small storm often accompanied by heavy precipitation and frequent thunder and lightning
- great mass of falling snow and ice
- a windstorm that blows hot air, dust, and grit
- a circular depression formed when the proof of a cave collapses
15 Clues: a long period of dry weather • great mass of falling snow and ice • a heavy snowstorm with strong winds • an overflowing of water in a normally dry area • a windstorm that blows hot air, dust, and grit • a storm with small balls of ice that fall like rain • a large fire that spreads quickly over a natural area • ...
Natural Disasters 2023-05-30
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- a large fire that spreads over a natural area
- a circular depression formed when the roof of a cave collapses
- a small storm often accompanied by heavy precipitation and frequent thunder and lighting
- great mass of falling snow and ice
- the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material
- a rapidyly whirling funnel shaped cloud that reaches down to touch earths surface
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- an overflowing of water in a normally dry area
- a long period of dry weather
- a windstorm that blows hot air, dust, and grit
- the shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath earths surface
- a heavy snowstorm with strong winds
- a severe storm with high winds that spiral around a calm center
- a storm full of small balls of ice that fall like rain
- a giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor
- a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
15 Clues: a long period of dry weather • great mass of falling snow and ice • a heavy snowstorm with strong winds • a large fire that spreads over a natural area • an overflowing of water in a normally dry area • a windstorm that blows hot air, dust, and grit • a storm full of small balls of ice that fall like rain • a circular depression formed when the roof of a cave collapses • ...
Natural Disasters 2023-05-23
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- a localized, very intense low-pressure wind system, forming over tropical oceans and with winds of hurricane force.
- the sliding down of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff.
- a mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside.
- a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system.
- a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water.
- a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide, or other disturbance.
- a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
- an overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines, especially over what is normally dry land.
- strong wind carrying clouds of sand with it, especially in a desert.
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- when gas and/or lava are released from a volcano—sometimes explosively.
- a severe snowstorm with high winds and low visibility.
- a large, destructive fire that spreads quickly over woodland or brush.
- a storm of heavy hail.
- a storm with thunder and lightning and typically also heavy rain or hail.
- a cavity in the ground, especially in limestone bedrock, caused by water erosion and providing a route for surface water to disappear underground.
15 Clues: a storm of heavy hail. • a severe snowstorm with high winds and low visibility. • a mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside. • strong wind carrying clouds of sand with it, especially in a desert. • the sliding down of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff. • a large, destructive fire that spreads quickly over woodland or brush. • ...
Natural disasters 2023-05-23
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- shoots out fireballs
- Falling ice balls
- Snow that covers up your windshield
- No water found
- Falling mud
- Lots of water
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- Light bolts from sky
- Blowing sand
- Falling snow
- Spinning wind over land
- Tropical spinning wind
- Hole
- Fire
- Shakes ground
- Big water wave
15 Clues: Hole • Fire • Falling mud • Blowing sand • Falling snow • Shakes ground • Lots of water • No water found • Big water wave • Falling ice balls • Light bolts from sky • shoots out fireballs • Tropical spinning wind • Spinning wind over land • Snow that covers up your windshield
Natural Disasters 2023-05-23
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- A slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
- A violent winter storm characterized by freezing temperatures, strong winds, and blowing snow
- A strong wind that whips up clouds of sand, esp in a desert
- A long period without rain
- A usually brief, heavy storm that consists of rain, strong winds, lighting, and thunder
- A large fire that spreads quickly over a natural area
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- Intense rainstorm with strong winds that forms over oceans in the tropics
- An overflowing of water in a normally dry area
- Great mass of falling snow and ice
- A depression produced in a region where soluble rock has been removed by groundwater
- The shaking that results from the movement of rocks beneath Earth’s surface
- A rapidly whirling, funnel-shaped cloud that reaches down to touch Earth’s surface
- A giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath ocean floor
- The release of material from under Earth’s crust to its surface
- A storm of heavy hail
15 Clues: A storm of heavy hail • A long period without rain • Great mass of falling snow and ice • An overflowing of water in a normally dry area • A large fire that spreads quickly over a natural area • A strong wind that whips up clouds of sand, esp in a desert • The release of material from under Earth’s crust to its surface • ...
Natural disasters 2023-05-16
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- a raised line of water that moves across the surface of an area of water, especially the sea
- a long period when there is little or no rain
- a single drop of rain
- a mass of mud (= wet earth) moving suddenly and quickly down a steep slope
- fire a fire burning in an area of land with many trees, that is difficult to control and sometimes spreads quickly
- a small piece of snow that falls from the sky
- made by a volcano,very angry and sudden movement
- small, hard balls of ice that fall from the sky like rain
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- a large amount of ice, snow, and rock falling quickly down the side of a mountain
- a sudden violent movement of the earth's surface, sometimes causing great damage
- a situation in which there is not enough food for a great number of people, causing illness and death, or a particular period when this happens
- to cause to fill or become covered with water, especially in a way that causes problems
- the appearance of a particular disease in a large number of people at the same time
- an extremely large wave caused by a violent movement of the earth under the sea
- a strong, dangerous wind that forms itself into an upside-down spinning cone and is able to destroy buildings as it moves across the ground
15 Clues: a single drop of rain • a long period when there is little or no rain • a small piece of snow that falls from the sky • made by a volcano,very angry and sudden movement • small, hard balls of ice that fall from the sky like rain • a mass of mud (= wet earth) moving suddenly and quickly down a steep slope • ...
Natural disasters! 2023-05-26
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- A severe storm with high winds that spiral around a calm center
- a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
- great mass of falling snow and ice
- A rapidly whirling, funnel-shaped cloud that reaches down to touch Earth's surface.
- A long period of dry weather
- A giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor.
- The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface.
- an overflowing of water in a normally dry area
- a windstorm that blows hot air, dust, and grit
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- the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material
- A heavy snowstorm with strong winds
- a large fire that spreads quickly over a natural area
- a storm with small balls of ice that fall like rain
- A small storm often accompanied by heavy precipitation and frequent thunder and lightning
- a circular depression formed when the roof of a cave collapses
15 Clues: A long period of dry weather • great mass of falling snow and ice • A heavy snowstorm with strong winds • an overflowing of water in a normally dry area • a windstorm that blows hot air, dust, and grit • a storm with small balls of ice that fall like rain • a large fire that spreads quickly over a natural area • ...
Natural Disasters 2024-05-06
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- turns dark
- no water
- dusty
- rain but harmful
- no clouds
- what California experiences yearly
- spinning vortex
- usually hits Florida
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- that produces lava and an ash cloud
- too much water
- Chernobyl
- the ocean after an earthquake
- shakes the Earth
- blows you away
- falls from the sky
15 Clues: dusty • no water • Chernobyl • no clouds • turns dark • too much water • blows you away • spinning vortex • rain but harmful • shakes the Earth • falls from the sky • usually hits Florida • the ocean after an earthquake • what California experiences yearly • that produces lava and an ash cloud
Natural Disasters 2024-02-21
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- a synonyme to Tornado
- a synonyme to Earthquake
- the very center of the storm
- the number of deaths or injuries that have occurred as a result
- A dry patch of land
- the period of time after an unpleasant event, such as war or a disaster
- Shaking that occurs after a major earthquake
- trained professional, who goes into the affected area to try and rescue survivors and helps people in need
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- a person who has been killed as a result of things like war or disasters
- The starting point of an earthquake
- it occurs when large amounts of water cover land that is usually dry
- tropical cyclone
- Big fire
- People who have left dangerous areas
- to make a space clean and organized
15 Clues: Big fire • tropical cyclone • A dry patch of land • a synonyme to Tornado • a synonyme to Earthquake • the very center of the storm • The starting point of an earthquake • to make a space clean and organized • People who have left dangerous areas • Shaking that occurs after a major earthquake • the number of deaths or injuries that have occurred as a result • ...
CROSSWORD-PUZZLE - UNIT 03 2021-11-16
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- The most catastrophic of these hazards include earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tropical cyclones,
- / This makes _________ floods easily more of a man-made disaster.
- The social and economic ____ of natural disasters has increased in recent years due to population growth, change in land use patterns, migration and unplanned urbanization, environmental degradation and global climate change.
- These events have had grave social and economic consequences on the ______, costing an average of P15bn per year in direct damages between 1970 and 2000, and killing about 866 people per year in that same period.
- / ________ directly impact the health of the population resulting in physical trauma, acute disease, and emotional trauma.
- ____ of adequate infrastructure and services, unsafe housing, inadequate and poor health services can turn natural hazard into a disaster.
- and droughts.
- / In addition, disasters may _________ the morbidity and mortality associated with chronic diseases and infectious diseases through the impact on the health care system.
- overburdened drainage, frenzied and unregulated construction, buildings constructed without paying any heed to the natural topography and hydro-geomorphology all adds to the ______.
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- / The impact ________ of a disaster can vary from the slow, low-threat buildup associated with some types of floods to the violent, dangerous, and destructive outcomes associated with tornadoes and explosions.
- The Philippines is known as one of the ____ hazard prone countries in the world.
- / ________impact the physical environment in many ways: overpopulation, pollution, burning fossil fuels, and deforestation. Changes like these have triggered climate change, soil erosion, poor air quality, and undrinkable water.
- / Deforestation, forest management ________, agriculture systems etc. can exacerbate the negative environmental impacts of a storm or typhoon, leading to landslides, flooding, silting and ground/surface water contamination.
- /_____________ disasters cause destruction of property, loss of financial resources, and personal injury or illness
- Due to its geographic circumstances, the Philippines has an unusually _____ exposure to natural
- Disasters have _________ human, social, and physical capital, and they have derailed social and economic development, as funds are reallocated from ongoing programs to finance relief and reconstruction assistance.
- Being prepared can _______ fear, anxiety, and losses that accompany disasters.
17 Clues: and droughts. • / This makes _________ floods easily more of a man-made disaster. • Being prepared can _______ fear, anxiety, and losses that accompany disasters. • The Philippines is known as one of the ____ hazard prone countries in the world. • Due to its geographic circumstances, the Philippines has an unusually _____ exposure to natural • ...
Natural disasters 2022-12-06
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- rain gets out of control and overflow in streets
- a big wave that goes on land
- human
- two tectonic plate collide
- something bad that needs attention
- big energy from the sky
- noise from the sky
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- land and slide
- lava comes out a mountain
- heat and change
- when mud slide across the ground
- a massive storm that destroys everything
- you eat it
- a tactic
- normal
15 Clues: human • normal • a tactic • you eat it • land and slide • heat and change • noise from the sky • big energy from the sky • lava comes out a mountain • two tectonic plate collide • a big wave that goes on land • when mud slide across the ground • something bad that needs attention • a massive storm that destroys everything • rain gets out of control and overflow in streets
natural disasters 2020-06-01
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- tornada
- foamete
- cutremur
- alunecare de pietre
- alunecare de teren
- incendiu
- taifun
- inundatie
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- furtuna de nisip
- uragan
- eruptie vulcanica
- avalansa
- ploaie cu grindina
- seceta
- viscol
15 Clues: uragan • seceta • viscol • taifun • tornada • foamete • avalansa • cutremur • incendiu • inundatie • furtuna de nisip • eruptie vulcanica • ploaie cu grindina • alunecare de teren • alunecare de pietre
Natural Disasters 2023-05-23
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- great mass of falling snow and ice
- a wind storm that blows hot air, dust, and grit
- A funnel shaped cloud that touches earths surface
- a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material
- A large fire that spreads quickly over a natural area
- a severe storm with high winds that spiral around a calm center
- a circular depression formed when the roof of a cave collapses
- a time with low precipitation
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- a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock
- a overflowing of water in a normally dry area
- a small storm often accompanied by heavy precipitation and frequent thunder
- a violent winter storm with freezing temperatures and strong winds
- A giant wave caused by an earthquake
- shaking and vibration in the surface of the earth
- a storm with small balls of ice
15 Clues: a time with low precipitation • a storm with small balls of ice • great mass of falling snow and ice • A giant wave caused by an earthquake • a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock • a overflowing of water in a normally dry area • a wind storm that blows hot air, dust, and grit • A funnel shaped cloud that touches earths surface • ...