Natural disasters

• Flood

• Tsunami

• Blizzard

• Tornado

• Hurricane

• Thunderstorm

Answer explanation

Tornadoes are shaped like a funnel, with a wide top growing narrower towards the bottom.

Hurricanes are circular in shape and possess a well-defined center. The winds are light in the center but increase rapidly as they move towards the edge.

• Avalanche

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• Cyclone

• Snowfall

• Blizzard

• Drought

• Flood

• Heatwave

• Volcanic eruption

• Blizzard

• Sandstorm

• Hurricane

• Tsunami

• Tornado

• Hurricane

• Cyclone

Answer explanation

The word cyclone is a general term for a large storm system.

A cyclone is “a large-scale, atmospheric wind-and-pressure system characterized by low pressure at its center and by circular wind motion.”

• Lightning strike

• Thunderstorm

• Blizzard

Answer explanation

Lightning causes thunder.

Lightning is electrical energy while thunder is sound energy.

• Blizzard

• Earthquake

• Drought

• Cold

• Snowstorm

• Blizzard