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FlashCards por Ana Sánchez, atualizado more than 1 year ago
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Criado por Ana Sánchez
mais de 5 anos atrás
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| Questão | Responda |
| DROUGHT | A long period where there is little or no rain, and the ground gets really dry. |
| GALE |
A very strong wind
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Gale (binary/octet-stream)
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| LANDSLIDE | A collapse of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff |
| FLOOD |
An enormous amount of water that covers the ground
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Flood (binary/octet-stream)
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| AVALANCHE | A large amount of ice, snow, and rock falling quickly down the side of a mountain |
| TSUNAMI | An extremely large wave caused by a violent movement of the earth under the sea |
| BLIZZARD | A severe snow storm with strong winds: |
| HEAT WAVE | A period of days during which the weather is much hotter than usual |
| FOREST FIRE | A fire burning in an area of land with many trees, that is difficult to control and sometimes spreads quickly. (wild fire) |
| VOLCANIC ERUPTION |
It occurs when a volcano ejects a stream of gas and ash and releases lava. The eruption can be calm or explosive.
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Volcan (binary/octet-stream)
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| DUST STORM | A strong, turbulent wind which carries clouds of dust, soil, and sand over a large area |
| HAILSTORM | A storm in which a lot of small balls of ice (hail) fall like rain |
| THUNDER | A loud rumbling or crashing noise which is heard after a lightning |
| LIGHTNING | Abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light |
| EARTHQUAKE | A sudden violent movement of the earth's surface, sometimes causing great damage |
| HURRICANE | A violent wind that has a circular movement. Term used in the North Atlantic, central North Pacific, and eastern North Pacific Oceans. |
| TYPHOON | A violent wind that has a circular movement. Term used in the Northwest Pacific Ocean |
| TORNADO | A strong, dangerous wind that forms itself into an upside-down spinning cone and is able to destroy buildings as it moves across the ground |
| STORM |
An extreme weather condition with very strong wind, heavy rain, and often thunder and lightning
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Storm (binary/octet-stream)
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