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Disaster Vocab
all disaster related words
46 cards·by OCotey
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another way to descibe tsunami
Seismic Sea Waves
Rock that comes from a volcano
Lava
Wider at the top and skinny at the bottom
Funnel
Frozen rain
Hail
The center of the storm
Eye
Heavy waves caused by high wind
Storm Surge
Area taht is closer to the equator
Tropical
Humidity
Hot and sticky conditions
Body temp gets to high
Heatstroke
Fast flood
Flash flood
A message that flooding is possible
Flood Watch
A message that flooding will occur soon
Flood Warning
Death caused by electric shock, like lightning
Electrocution
The network that gets power from the power company to the consumer
Electric Grid
Smoke sensors
Smoke Alarms
Leaving the area
Evacuation
Electric companies shut down power to the whole area
Rolling Blackout
Saving energy
Energy Conservation
Device used to put down a fire
Fire Extinguisher
The air that we breathe
Oxygen
A room or space below ground level
Shelter
Body temp drops
Hyperthermia
Cannot feel the body parts
Frostbite
Rain that turns into ice before reaching the ground
Sleet
An exposion of a volcano
Eruption
Away from the coastline
Inland
A sudden burst of radiation from the Sun's atmosphere
Solar Flare
A stream of charged particles flowing from the Sun
Solar Wind
Shaking of the Earth's surface
Earthquake
Another word for earthquakes
Seismic Activity
Cracks in the rocks below the earth's surface
Fault Lines
A smaller earthquake that follows the main one
Aftershock
The center of an earthquake
Epicenter
A machine that measures an earthquake
Seismograph
Giant waves that happen after underwater movement
Tsunami
The changing conditions of the Sun and space
Space Weather
A mountain through which a molten rock escapes to the Earth's surface
Volcano
A fire out of control in the wilderness
Wildfire
Violent funnel- or cone-shaped clouds with winds
Tornado
Fire in the house
Home Fire
Dangerously low temperatures, strong winds, icing, sleet
Winter Storm
Dangerous disaster with heavy rain and lightning
Thunderstorm
Rivers overflow, ocean waves come onshore, snow melts too fast
Floods
High humidity for an extended period of time
Extreme Heat
loss of power to an area
Blackout
Severe tropical storms caused by large waves from the ocean
Hurricanes