Critical Vocabulary 1
Critical Vocabulary 2
HURRICANES
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"N"atural Disasters
100

A sudden powerful movement forward or upward.

What is surge?

100

An object that is firmly tied down to prevent movement

What is anchored?

100

Damage includes a 9-12 foot storm surge and wind speeds of 111-130 MPH

What is a category 3 Hurricane?

100

A barrier reef is separated from land by a calm water area called a lagoon and a patch reef is small and found within a lagoon. 

What is compare and contrast?

100

Caused by the continental plate and oceanic plates colliding and moving. 

What is an Earth Quake? 

200

Something that will happen after some time, usually after other events. 

What is eventually?

200
The base pieces houses and buildings are built upon

What is foundation? 

200

Wind speeds of 75-95 MPH and a 4-5 foot storm surge. 

What is a category 1 hurricane? 

200

A plain is a flat area of open land. 

What is description?
200

High winds and heavy rain with large storm surges

What is a hurricane?

300

A specific area or location

What is region?

300

A group of things that are similar to each other in some way.

What is category?

300

Damage of all trees and shrubs and wind speeds greater than 155 mph, serious damage to building and house structures. 

What is a category 5 hurricane? 

300

The twist is a dance inspired by rock and roll music. To do the twist, first stand with your feet approximately shoulder width apart. The torso may be squared to the knees and hits, or turned at an angle so one foot is farther forward than the other. Then, hold your arms out from your body , bent at your elbow. Next, rotate your hips, torso, and legs as a single unit with your arms staying more or less stationary. Every so often, life one leg off of the floor for styling. Now your're doing the twist!

What is sequence? 

300

Dry land with low moisture, combined with poor forest management

What are wildfires?

400

Something that is able to be moved or be moved easily 

What is mobile?
400

The act of watching something and seeing where it moves and how it changes.

What is track?

400

Wind speeds of 96-110 MPH and a 6-8 foot storm surge. 

What is a category 2 Hurricane?

400

No one knows exactly what causes tornados, but some scientists believe that when warm air meets cold air, a tornado may form. 

What is cause and effect?

400

Earthquakes move ocean waves to produce

What is a tsunami?

500

Something that is firmly attached to something else or weighted down so it won't move easily. 

What is anchored?

500

Moving to a safe area when a Natural Disaster threat is detected.

What is evacuation?

500

Hurricanes are ranked based on these factors

What are wind speeds, storm surge and damages. 

500

Carl Terrell Mitchell, better known by his stage name Twista, was born in 1972. Nineteen years later Mitchell's first album, "Runnin' Off at da Mouth" debuted. In 1997, after appearing on a hit song, Twista was signed to Atlantic Records. Under that label he released "Adrenaline Rush" and formed the group Speedknot Mobstaz in 1998. His 2004 album Kamikaze went to number-one on the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart. 

What is sequence or chronological?

500

Poor drainage in the soil combined with large precipitation

What are floods?