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?

A

Big wave

B

Harbor wave

C

Harbor storm

D

Big harbor

How does a volcano form?

A

Door een gat in de aardkorst

B

Door een aardbeving

C

Door een meteorietinslag

D

Door aardplaat beweging

Een orkaan is....?

A

Een orkaan is een grote vloedgolf die ontstaat door een aardbeving.

B

Een orkaan is een hele hevige storm.

C

Een orkaan is een harde windstoot.

D

Een orkaan is harde regen met hagel.

Which natural disaster do you want to work on?

1

Tsunami

2

Vulcano

3

Tornado

4

Earthquake