Transcript of 7.8A CATASTROPHIC EVENTS Vocabulary List #8. Warm Up ◦Match the words lettered A – E with the...
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- 7.8A CATASTROPHIC EVENTS Vocabulary List #8
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- Warm Up Match the words lettered A E with the correct
description or definition in Nos. 1 5 A- Condensation B.
Evaporation C. Volcanic Eruption D. Earthquake E. Hurricane 1. Sun
shines on water, Water is heated, Water turns into vapor, and vapor
enters the air 2. Water vapor cools, Condenses into droplets,
Droplets create clouds 3. A disaster based on wind speed using
different scales causing a lot of damage over a large area. 4.
Short periods of mild to intense shaking of ground 5. Openings of
the Earths crust where magma escapes
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- Drought An unusually long period of dry weather that lasts long
enough to cause supply shortages
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- Hurricane a huge storm! It can be up to 600 miles across and
have strong winds spiraling inward and upward at speeds of 75 to
200 mph. Hurricanes only form over really warm ocean water of 26C
or warmer.
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- Earthquake Vibration of Earths surface that occurs after a
release of energy in the Earths crust
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- Tsunami An unusually large sea wave produced by a seaquake or
undersea volcanic eruption
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- Volcano A mountain that forms when molten rock, called magma,
is forced to Earths surface. Covered in ash. New soil will need to
be created which leads to reduction in plants and animals
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- Wildfire Any fire that spreads uncontrollably and is hard to
extinguish.
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- Heat Transfers Radiation: complete process in which energy is
emitted by one body, transmitted through an intervening medium or
space, & absorbed by another body. Conduction: heat from one
object to another caused by temperature difference Convection: heat
from one place to another by the movement of fluids
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- Vocabulary Game https://ali3.acc eleratelearning.c
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- Population Two or more of the same species.
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- Species A type of organism.
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- Asteroid Numerous small celestial bodies that revolve around
the sun.
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- Salinity The amount of dissolved salt in a body of water.
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- Storm Surge An abnormal rise of the sea along a shore, caused
primarily by the winds of a storm.