Catastrophic Events

A violently rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the the ground:

• Tornado 
• Hurricane
• Flood
• Wind Storm

A large tropical weather system with heavy rains and high wind speeds:

• Tornado
• Volcano
• Hurricane
• Tsunami 

A rising body of water that submerges normally dry land:

• Hurricane
• Drought
• Flood
• Tsunami 

The environment and all of the populations in an area and all of the interactions among them:

• Catastrophic Event
• Biome
• Ecosystem
• Oraganism

Extreme weather events classified by the extent and intensity of their impact on the ecosystem: 

• Ecosystem
• Catastrophic Events
• Storms
• Bad Weather 

High winds, uprooted trees, and exposed rock are all negative impacts of which of these events?

• Wildfires
• Floods
• Tornadoes
• Earthquakes

Twisters or cyclones are both another name for which catastrophic event?

• Hurricane
• Tornado 
• Volcano
• Drought

Which of these events start out as a tropical storm?

• Tsunami
• Tornado
• Hurricane
• Earthquake

Crop failure and water shortage are negative impacts of which of the following?

• Drought
• Flood
• Volcano
• Hurricane

A lack of moisture in a particular area for an extended period of time:

• Flood
• Drought
• Tsunami
• Wildfire