Natural Disasters Vocab

3. cyclone A severe storm with high winds that spiral around a calm center
5. A windstorm that blows hot air, dust, and grit
7. A storm that drops hail, or lumps of ice
9. eruption the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material
10. A very heavy flow of water, which is greater than the normal flow of water and goes over the stream's normal channel.
13. A long period of dry weather
14. A huge destructive wave (especially one caused by an earthquake)
15. The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface.

1. a depression produced in a region where soluble rock has been removed by groundwater
2. a usually brief, heavy storm that consists of rain, strong winds, lightning, and thunder
4. A great mass of ice, earth, or snow mixed with rocks sliding down a mountain
6. A severe snowstorm with high winds and low visibility.
8. an uncontrolled fire that burns in the wildland vegetation, often in rural areas.
11. A slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
12. A rapidly whirling, funnel-shaped cloud that reaches down to touch Earth's surface.