Science T3

A ________ is a metal rod that safely directs lightning to the ground.

• Lightning rod

• Dike

• Landslide

• Flood

A ________ is water that flows over land that is normally dry. Rapid melting of snow can also cause this.

• Flood

• Earthquake

• Natural hazard

• Lightning rod

A ________ is a wall built along the side of rivers and other bodies of water to prevent them from overflowing.

• Dike

• Flood walls

• Earthquake

• Natural hazard

________ are walls built to reduce or prevent flooding in an area.

• Floodwalls

• Landslides

• Earthquakes

• Lightning rods

________ is the rapid movement of rocks and soil downhill by a hill or mountain.

• Landslides

• Floods

• Earthquakes

• Dikes

A ________ is a natural event, such as a flood, an earthquake, or a hurricane, that causes great damage.

• Natural hazard

• Lightning rod

• Dike

• Landslide

An ________ is the tremor of the Earth's surface caused by movement in the Earth's crust.

• Earthquake

• Flood

• Flood wall

• Landslide

Draw and color a landslide, a flood, and a lightning rod.

Mention 4 natural hazards.