Groep 8 natural disasters

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Natural disasters

What do you know about
natural disasters?

Tsunami's

Tsunami

 1. Tsunami – A huge wave caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption.

 2. Wave – A moving swell of water.

 3. Earthquake – The shaking of the ground, sometimes causing tsunamis.

 4. Coastline – The edge of the land where it meets the sea.

 5. Seismic waves – Energy waves from an earthquake that travel through the water.

Volcanoes

1. Volcano – A mountain that erupts with lava, ash, and gas.

 2. Lava – Melted rock that flows out of a volcano.

 3. Magma – Hot liquid rock below the Earth’s surface.

 4. Eruption – When a volcano explodes with lava and ash.

 5. Ash – Small bits of rock and dust from a volcano.

Tornado

 1. Tornado – A spinning column of air that touches both the ground and a cloud.

 2. Funnel cloud – The cone-shaped cloud that forms during a tornado.

 3. Wind – Moving air; tornadoes have extremely strong winds.

 4. Storm – Severe weather with rain, thunder, and strong winds, which can create tornadoes.

 5. Twister – Another name for a tornado.

 6. Damage – Harm caused to buildings or nature by the tornado’s strong winds.

 7. Rotating – The circular spinning motion of the air in a tornado.

 8. Debris – Pieces of things like trees or buildings that get blown around by the tornado.

 9. Supercell – A strong type of thunderstorm that can produce tornadoes.

 10. Cyclone – A general term for any spinning storm, but in the U.S., it often refers to a tornado.

Earthquake

 1. Earthquake – The shaking of the Earth caused by movements underground.

 2. Tectonic plates – Large pieces of the Earth’s crust that move and cause earthquakes.

 3. Seismic waves – Energy that moves through the ground during an earthquake.

 4. Epicenter – The point on the Earth’s surface directly above where the earthquake starts.

 5. Fault – A crack in the Earth’s crust where earthquakes often happen.

What does Tsunami mean?

1. Big wave
2. Harbor wave
3. Harbor storm
4. Big harbor

How does a volcano form?

1. Door een gat in de aardkorst
2. Door een aardbeving
3. Door een meteorietinslag
4. Door aardplaat beweging

Een orkaan is....?

1. Een orkaan is een grote vloedgolf die ontstaat door een aardbeving.
2. Een orkaan is een hele hevige storm.
3. Een orkaan is een harde windstoot.
4. Een orkaan is harde regen met hagel.

Which natural disaster do you want to work on?

Tsunami

Vulcano

Tornado

Earthquake