Vocabulary Jan 26th

Vocabulary Jan 26th

drought

a long period when there is little or no rain

Multiple Choice

oil

flood

to cause to fill or become covered with water, especially in a way that causes problems

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rift valleys

hurricane

a violent wind that has a circular movement, especially in the West Atlantic Ocean

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deforestation

wildfire

a fire that is burning strongly and out of control on an area of grass or bushes in the countryside

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ocean trenches

ground

the surface of the earth

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coal

iceberg

a very large mass of ice that floats in the sea

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boundaries

tsunami

an extremely large wave caused by a violent movement of the earth under the sea

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smog

ashfall

consists of fragments of rock, minerals, and volcanic glass, created during volcanic eruptions and measuring less than 2 mm in diameter

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greenhouse gases

tornado

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

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wind energy

nuclear explosion

an explosion that occurs as a result of the rapid release of energy from a high-speed nuclear reaction

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fossil fuels

avalanche

a large amount of ice, snow, and rock falling quickly down the side of a mountain

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nuclear plant

landslide

a mass of rock and earth moving suddenly and quickly down a steep slope

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renewable energy

earthquake

a sudden violent movement of earth's surface, sometimes causing great damage

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electric car

garbage

waste material or unwanted things that you throw away

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geothermal

crater

the round hole at the top of a volcano, or a hole in the ground similar to this

Multiple Choice

ozone layer