Vocabulary
An overflow of water...
What is a flood?
What is a hurricane?
What is a large, powerful storm that forms over warm ocean water.
a habitat where the land is covered by shallow water, such as a swamp
What is a wetland?
A _____ is a type of windstorm that starts as a smaller storm over the ocean
What is hurricane?
This famous hurricane happened in Texas in 2017.
What is Hurricane Harvey?
When water levels rise quickly during a storm.
What is a water surge?
Where does the water in a hurricane come from?
What is from water in the warm ocean.
the height of something
What is elevation?
A landslide, earthquake, hurricane, or wildfire) that can be dangerous to living things is a _____ ______.
What is natural hazard?
This famous hurricane was in 2010 in Puerto Rico.
What is Hurricane Maria?
A barrier built to prevent an overflow of water from a river.
What is a levee?
Why dangers do towns face during a hurricane?
What is damage buildings, knock down trees, and cause power outages. Heavy rain can lead to flooding in streets and homes.
a person who uses science to come up with solutions to problems
What is an engineer?
When water levels rise quickly because of a storm it causes a ______ ______.
What is a storm surge?
This famous hurricane killed 45 people in Mexico in 2024.
What is Hurricane Milton?
The harmful impacts on humans that happen after a natural hazard.
What is a natural disaster?
How can engineers design or change towns to reduce hurricane damage?
What is make buildings stronger by using sturdy materials and raising homes above flood levels. They can design better drainage systems, build flood barriers or seawalls, plant trees to reduce wind damage, and plan towns so important buildings are placed in safer locations.
something that limits what you can do
What is a constraint?
A ____ is a barrier built to prevent an overflow of water from a river
What is a levee?
This famous hurricane happened in New Orleans in 2005.
What is Hurricane Katrina?
An event in nature that can be dangerous to living things.
What is a natural hazard?
If you were an engineer designing a town what would you include to prevent severe hurricane damage?
Answers vary.
the amount of money you have to spend on something
What is a budget?
Three examples of natural disasters include _____, ______ and ______.
What is landslides, earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires...
A hurricane happens during these months...
What is August through November?