Definitions
This is a shift within Earth where plates slide past each other causing the crust to shake.
Earthquake
Too much rain can cause this natural hazard.
Flood
What natural disaster CAN'T scientists predict?
Tornado
This is a snowstorm with high winds that makes driving difficult.
Blizzard
This is a funnel-shaped windstorm that forms overland and reaches from the clouds to the ground.
Tornado
When there is very little rain for a long time, it is a _____.
Drought
The waves of a tsunami are the tallest when _____.
This is a funnel-shaped storm that forms over warm water and carries massive amounts of water.
Hurricane
This is a series of massive ocean waves that cause damage when they reach land.
Tsunami
The sudden sliding of rock and soil down a slope is called a _____.
Landslide
What is the one major effect of a tsunami that causes the most damage?
Massive Flooding
When there is a release of volcanic material it is called an _____.
Eruption
This is an opening in Earth's crust that allows superheated materials from beneath the Earth's crust to come to the surface.
Volcano
The sudden sliding of snow, ice and rock down a slope is an _____.
Avalanche
What natural hazard causes the ground to be covered in thick hard rock that prevents plants and trees from growing for many years?
If a mountain is covered in deep snow and there are several days of warm weather and the snow melts quickly, what is likely to happen?
Avalanche