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Natural disasters
Flashcards do conjunto (19)
- 1DROUGHTA long period where there is little or no rain, and the ground gets really dry.
- 2GALEA very strong wind
- 3LANDSLIDEA collapse of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff
- 4FLOODAn enormous amount of water that covers the ground
- 5AVALANCHEA large amount of ice, snow, and rock falling quickly down the side of a mountain
- 6TSUNAMIAn extremely large wave caused by a violent movement of the earth under the sea
- 7BLIZZARDA severe snow storm with strong winds:
- 8HEAT WAVEA period of days during which the weather is much hotter than usual
- 9FOREST FIREA fire burning in an area of land with many trees, that is difficult to control and sometimes spreads quickly.
(wild fire)
- 10VOLCANIC ERUPTIONIt occurs when a volcano ejects a stream of gas and ash and releases lava. The eruption can be calm or explosive.
- 11DUST STORMA strong, turbulent wind which carries clouds of dust, soil, and sand over a large area
- 12HAILSTORMA storm in which a lot of small balls of ice (hail) fall like rain
- 13THUNDERA loud rumbling or crashing noise which is heard after a lightning
- 14LIGHTNINGAbrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
- 15EARTHQUAKEA sudden violent movement of the earth's surface, sometimes causing great damage
- 16HURRICANEA violent wind that has a circular movement.
Term used in the North Atlantic, central North Pacific, and eastern North Pacific Oceans.
- 17TYPHOONA violent wind that has a circular movement.
Term used in the Northwest Pacific Ocean
- 18TORNADOA strong, dangerous wind that forms itself into an upside-down spinning cone and is able to destroy buildings as it moves across the ground
- 19STORMAn extreme weather condition with very strong wind, heavy rain, and often thunder and lightning
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- FlashCards sobre Natural disasters, criado por Ana Sánchez em 29-03-2019.
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