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Natural Disasters

NATURAL DISASTERS

Write the meaning of each of the following natural disasters.

Tsunami	Mudslide	Earthquake	Avalanche
Drought	Forest fire	Blizzard	Flood
Volcanic eruption	Tornado	Hurricane	Cyclone
Thunderstorm	Epidemic	Heatwave	Hailstorm

Start your work here:

Tsunami:

A tsunami is a long, high sea wave caused by an earthquake or other disturbance.

Mudslide:

A mudslide is a mass of mud and other earthy material that is falling or has fallen down a hillside or other slope.

Earthquake:

A earthquake is a sudden violent shaking of the ground, typically causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.

Avalanche:

An avalanche is a mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside.

Drought:

A drought is a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water.

Forest Fire:

A forest fire is an uncontrolled fire occurring in nature. Sometimes, the forest fire is so large that it takes a long time for the fire fighting crews to gain control over the situation. This could result in massive destruction. In Norway, an average of about 1100 forest fires occur each year.

Blizzard:

A blizzard is a severe snowstorm with high winds.

Flood:

A flood is an overflow of a large amount of water beyond its normal limits, especially over what is normally dry land.

Volcanic Eruption:

A volcanic eruption occurs when molten rock, ash and steam pour through a vent in the earth's crust

Tornado:

A tornado is a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system.

Hurricane:

A hurricane is a storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean.

Cyclone:

A cyclone is a system of winds rotating inwards to an area of low barometric pressure

Thunder Storm:

A thunderstorm is a storm with thunder and lightning and typically also heavy rain or hail.

Epidemic:

A epidemic is a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.

Heatwave:

A heat wave is a prolonged period of abnormally hot weather.

Hailstorm:

A hailstorm is a storm of heavy hail.

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Dragons

A Dragon is an Enormous, VICIOUS and scary reptile that people think is real but they are actually Imaginary.

They are VERY MASSIVE. They have long and pointy spikes on their back. They breathe FIRE out of their POWERFUL mouths. All Dragons come in all different shapes, color and size. Some Dragons are Female and some are Male..

If people believe in DRAGONS Doctors might diagnose (JUDGE) them as being CRAZY .   I don’t really believe in dragons because I have never seen one before. There are some good and bad reasons for believing and not believing in Dragons. Some people believe in dragons because they play with toy dragons. People don’t believe in Dragons because they have never seen one before.

I think dragons are very Imaginary because some people haven’t actually seen a real Dragon before. I think that Dragons should never exist because they might end up hurting someone or something.

Journey

Term 3 2016

Aliens

Who believes in aliens?

I don’t  because they're not real and also because I have never seen one before.

Aliens have different types of body shapes. They  have eyes but no face. The have a big head but a small body. The have long arms but short legs.

Aliens have a special vehicle that helps them move around in space. It’s called a UFO. A UFO is faster than the speed of light. If aliens did not have a special vehicle they would find themselves floating in the air.

Aliens scare humans. Aliens actually can be the person right next to you. There's actually people who have seen aliens before.  There has to be a good reason to believe in aliens. Scientist have to prove  that aliens are real and that's when I will believe in aliens.

I will probably die of fright if  I ever seen an alien.

I believe that aliens are real but the image in my head tells me that they're not real  so I don’t believe in aliens yet.

Journey  

Term 3 2016

Rio, Brazil (Hosting Olympic Games)

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