Natural Disasters Vocabulary

Avalanche

• an Earth process that happens when a large amount of snow or ice falls

• anything that naturally changes the way that the Earth looks

• a release of tension between tectonic plates that creates seismic waves

• an Earth process that occurs when a large amount of water flows over its usual boundaries

earth process

• an Earth process that happens when a large amount of snow or ice falls

• anything that naturally changes the way that the Earth looks

• a release of tension between tectonic plates that creates seismic waves

• an Earth process that occurs when a large amount of water flows over its usual boundaries

earthquake

• an Earth process that happens when a large amount of snow or ice falls

• anything that naturally changes the way that the Earth looks

• a release of tension between tectonic plates that creates seismic waves

• an Earth process that occurs when a large amount of water flows over its usual boundaries

flood

• an Earth process that happens when a large amount of snow or ice falls

• anything that naturally changes the way that the Earth looks

• a release of tension between tectonic plates that creates seismic waves

• an Earth process that occurs when a large amount of water flows over its usual boundaries

friction

• the resistance of motion when one object rubs against another

• a tropical storm with winds that can blow from 74 to 157 miles per hour

•  an Earth process that occurs when a mass of earth or rock falls

•  the overall size of an earthquake

hurricane

• the resistance of motion when one object rubs against another

• a tropical storm with winds that can blow from 74 to 157 miles per hour

•  an Earth process that occurs when a mass of earth or rock falls

•  the overall size of an earthquake

landslide

• the resistance of motion when one object rubs against another

• a tropical storm with winds that can blow from 74 to 157 miles per hour

•  an Earth process that occurs when a mass of earth or rock falls

•  the overall size of an earthquake

magnitude

• the resistance of motion when one object rubs against another

• a tropical storm with winds that can blow from 74 to 157 miles per hour

•  an Earth process that occurs when a mass of earth or rock falls

•  the overall size of an earthquake

tsunami

• an Earth process that is caused by an earthquake or undersea volcanic eruption

• a fluid's resistance to flow

• an Earth process that occurs when a large amount of water flows over its usual boundaries

• an Earth process that happens when a large amount of snow or ice falls

viscosity

• an Earth process that is caused by an earthquake or undersea volcanic eruption

• a fluid's resistance to flow

• an Earth process that occurs when a large amount of water flows over its usual boundaries

• an Earth process that happens when a large amount of snow or ice falls