Natural Disasters

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--- happens during heavy rains, when rivers overflow or when snow melts.

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flash floods

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___ are severe tropical storms that form in the southern Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.

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Hurricanes

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____ ______ come in many shapes and sizes. Most are related to the weather.

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Natural Disasters

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Tornadoes come from powerful thunderstorms and appear as rotating ___ clouds

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funnel

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Earthquakes happen along___ in the Earth's crust.

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faults

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___ are the shaking, rolling or sudden shock of the Earth's surface.

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Earthquakes

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True or False: Hurricanes, cyclones and typhoons are the same kind of topical storms just named differently on where the storm takes places.

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True

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Hurricanes form above cold ocean waters

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False

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Which of the following is an opening in the surface of the Earth through which molten rock and hot gases erupt: Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Blizzards, Volcanoes?

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Volcanoes

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Volcanic eruptions can trigger tsunamis, earthquake, flash floods, and landslides. True or False?

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True