TEKS 7.8ABC Vocabulary

A weather event that includes rain, strong wind, thunder, and lightning.

• thunderstorm

• landfill

• volcano

• flood

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The sliding down of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff.

• weather

• volcano

• tornado

• landslide

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The clearing of trees, transforming a forest into cleared land.

• catastrophic event

• deforestation

• landfill

• weather

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Rising ocean water along the coast, caused by hurricane winds pushing the ocean water higher as the hurricane approaches land.

• landslide

• drought

• storm surge

• flood

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material.

• earthquake

• eruption

• landslide

• volcano

An intense tropical storm with winds that exceed 119 km/hr that forms over warm, tropical water.

• landslide

• tornado

• flood

• hurricane

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A sudden overflow of water that submerges land that is usually dry.

• tornado

• earthquake

• flood

• thunderstorm

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Any event or force of nature that has sudden, disastrous results

• impact

• weather

• catastrophic event

• earthquake

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust.

• tornado

• fire

• earthquake

• hurricane

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A violent, whirling column of air in contact with the ground

• hurricane

• fire

• landslide

• tornado

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5