The remains of something broken or destroyed, scattered pieces of wreckage after a storm is also known as
What is debris
100
Having sharp, pointed edges or outline
What is jagged
100
The top of a mountain
What is a summit
100
Most tornadoes happen over open grassland. This is also known as...
What is a prairie.
200
The lightning was crackling with intense heat, the air was ______
What is sizzling.
200
The cloud type where the winds swirl around because a warm front and cold front collide, causing the winds to rotate. Once these swirling winds touch the ground, it's called a
What is tornado.
200
serious or extreme in nature, when a situation is serious or extreme, it is ____________
What is severe
200
Made liquid by heat, when rock is so hot it becomes magma or lava, it is _____________ rock.
What is molten
200
You look all around you and all you see is a very steep hill, perhaps a mountain. There are dark, charred pieces of rock and ash all around you. What type of mountain are you near?
What is a cinder cone.
300
Another name for a job or career is
What is occupation
300
When a tornado touches the ground, the swirling mass of air is called a _________ ____________
What is a funnel cloud
300
Pick 3 descriptive words (adjectives) for the clouds & weather around a tornado
What are dark, rainy, windy, raging, swirling, stormy, etc.
300
While molten rock is underground, it is called ____________.
Once it touches the Earth's surface it's called ___________.
What is magma while underground, LAVA once it touches air.
300
Name the 4 types of volcanoes mentioned in the Volcanoes text.
What are
strata (composite),
shield,
cinder cone, and
dome
400
The small amount of liquid, especially water.
What is moisture
400
The opposite of a manmade disaster, it is a
What is natural disaster
400
To be easily affected, likely influenced or harmed by a particular thing, you are...
What is susceptible
400
The name of the storm chaser in the "Eye of the Storm" text.
Who is Warren Faidley
400
Where the Earth's crust tears apart, often causing an earthquake, is called a
What is fault
500
Having fallen forward or inward, caved in, such as a building after a large earthquake.
What is collapsed
500
The type of scientist that studies volcanoes is a
What is volcanologist
500
Describe the color of dog that Mrs. Vaughan, Mr. Down, and Mrs. La Mar have.
What is black. We each have a black Lab
500
One MAJOR difference between a dome volcano and a strata volcano
What is a plug.
dome volcano has a lava plug in it, so it explodes more than a strata volcano.
500
Name of the island campground where Jonathan and Abby's story took place.