Natural Disasters
Measure for Measure
Things that Go Bloom
Rhyme Time
"B" Plus
200
As Noah could tell you, a deluge is another name for one of these
flood
200
It's the number of degrees in half a circle
180
200
Folklore says blowing the seeds off this weedy herb carries your dreams to a loved one
dandelion
200
Above-average balsa or oak
good wood
200
It's the launching of a rocket--3-2-1..
blastoff
400
Storms known as cyclones or typhoons in the Pacific are called these when they form in the Atlantic
hurricanes
400
Number of karats in pure gold
24
400
The "hips" on these red flowers are chock full O' vitamin C
roses
400
A heavy & unbroken slumber
a deep sleep
400
Here's a simple one of these charts, showing students' test scores
bar graph
600
In 79 A.D., one of these destroyed the Roman cities of Pompeii & Herculaneum
a volcanic eruption
600
One of these metric units equals 2.2 pounds
kg
600
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This flower can come in a number of colors, & its name sounds like it's a country full of autos
carnation
600
The principal pickpocket
the chief thief
600
Oui, my friends--we use this French word for a broad, often landscaped city street
boulevard
800
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Sort of a dry avalanche, it's a fall of earth & rocks down the side of a mountain
landslide
800
In a square mile there are 640 of these
acre
800
In the 1880s near Zanzibar, John Kirk discovered the African type of this flower that's also a reddish-blue color
a violet
800
Exaggerated tale about a farm structure
barn yarn
800
It's a bowl-shaped depression on the ocean floor, or a washbowl or sink in your house
basin
1000
In Genesis 41:30 Joseph predicted one of these extreme shortages that cause people to starve
famine
1000
A 150-ton blue whale weighs this many pounds
300,000 lb
1000
These beautiful blooms commonly come in Easter & tiger varieties
lilies
1000
An all-important bet
a major wager
1000
The postage stamp seen here celebrates this Japanese art of growing miniature plants & trees
bonsai