Lesson 3 Vocabulary Severe Weather
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- Q1extremely harmfulcatastrophic30s
- Q2study of tree ringsdendrochronology30s
- Q3A long period of low precipitationdrought30s
- Q4Soil Erosion. Wild Fires, Decrease in Water supply, Agricultural Impactdrought hazards30s
- Q5EF Scale, which became operational on February 1, 2007, is used to assign a tornado a 'rating' based on estimated wind speeds and related damage.Enhanced Fujita Damage Intensity Scale30s
- Q6A very heavy flow of water, which is greater than the normal flow of water and goes over the stream's normal channel.flood30s
- Q7widespread property damage, loss of life, and loss of habitat.flood hazards30s
- Q8Classifies hurricanes according to wind speed, air pressure in the center, and potential for property damage.Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale30s
- Q9A severe storm that develops over tropical oceans and whose strong winds of more than 120 km/h spiral in toward the intensely low-pressure storm centerhurricane30s
- Q10A rapidly whirling, funnel-shaped cloud that reaches down to touch Earth's surface.tornado30s
- Q11An area east of the Rocky Mountains. It is mainly in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas that experiences the highest number of tornadoes per year.Tornado Alley30s
- Q12a storm near the equator with winds moving in a circle at speeds of up to 38 miles per hourtropical depression30s
- Q13Water flows over paved surfaces and cannot infiltrate ground.urbanization and flooding30s
- Q14Runoff flows into rivers/streams too quickly, leading to flooding.30s