T.5 L.2 Weather Hazards

…………. is the sudden sliding of snow, ice, and rocks down a slope.

• Avalanche

• Landslide

• Hurricane

………………. is a snowstorm with high winds.

• Blizzard

• Avalanche

• Tornado

  A …………………… is a long period of very dry weather.

• Drought

• Flood

• Avalanche

A blizzard can tear apart buildings and cut off electric power.

• True

• False

………………… is the flow of water over land that is not normally covered with water.

• Drought

• Flood

• Landslide

……………. begins over warm ocean water.  

• Hurricane

• Tornado

• Avalanche

is the sliding of rock and soil down a slope.

• Avalanche

• Landslide

• Tornado

is a rise in the local sea level causing water to wash ashore and flood towns.

• Drought

• Storm surge

• Landslide

are funnel-shaped windstorm that reaches from clouds all the way to the ground.

• Tornadoes

• Hurricanes

• Storm surge

A …………… is a long period of very dry weather

• drought

• Flood

• Avalanche