Highlighted Vocab
An extended period of well below average rainfall.
Drought
Physical harm caused to something to impair its value, usefulness, or normal function
Damage
How many categories of hurricanes are there?
5
Name one contributor to hurricane formation.
Humid air, warm ocean water
Occurs when a large volume of water overflows its boundaries.
Flood
Exposure to danger or risk
What do we call the process in which water, wind, and other natural forces that cause rocks and earth to wear away or move to new places?
Hint: It changes the shape of land
Erosion
Name factors causing floods (at least two).
Snowmelt, dam failure, heavy precipitation, volcanic eruption, urbanization.
A violent, whirling column of air in contact with the ground.
Tornado
Predict or to estimate what will happen in the future along with consequences.
Forecast
How many categories of tornadoes are there?
5
Name hazards for droughts (at least two).
Soil erosion, wildfires, decrease in water supply, agricultural impact.
An intense tropical storm. Produces 119 km/h winds, downpours, and lightning.
Hurricane
Being protected from or unlikely to cause danger, risk, or injury.
Safety
Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that makes it way to the ground is called?
Precipitation
What air is often responsible for North American tornadoes?
Tropical maritime air from the Gulf of Mexico and polar air.