ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS

It is an overflow of water that submerges land that is usually dry.

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It consists of chemicals or particles in the air that can harm the health of humans, animals, and plants.

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

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It is a prolonged period of dryness, leading to a shortage of water.

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It is the contamination of water sources by substances which make the water unusable for drinking, cooking, cleaning, swimming, and other activities.

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It is a rupture in the crust of our planet Earth that allow hot gases, molten lava and some rock fragments to erupt by opening and exposing the magma inside.

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It is a strong, dangerous wind that forms itself into an upside-down spinning cone and is able to destroy buildings as it moves across the ground.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

It is the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic waves.

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It is the change in the world's weather, particularly an increase in temperature thought to be caused by things such as carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

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It is an extremely large wave caused by a violent movement of the earth under the sea.

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