Natural Hazards Vocab Flashcard

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Long-term change in Earth's climate

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climate change

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Tectonic plate boundary where rising magma adds new material to diverging plates.

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constructive plate boundary

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Sudden violent movement in Earth's crust followed by shocks

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earthquake

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Effect of an event on landscape and ecology

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environmental impact

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Tectonic plate margin where two plates converge and the oceanic plate is subducted.

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deconstructive boundary

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Severe tropical cyclone with heavy rains and winds

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Hurricane

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Destructive windstorm over land

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Tornado

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Cataclysm from a destructive sea wave

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Tsunami

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Fissure in the earth's crust where gases and molten rock erupt

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Volcanic eruption

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Large masses of snow, ice, and mud down a mountain

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Avalanche