Natural Disasters Word Search
Free Natural Disasters word search. We picked 12 themed words — the terms and ideas of a school subject — and laid them out on a 15×15 grid. Drag across the letters to find every word on the list.
Words to find: EARTHQUAKE, VOLCANO, TORNADO, HURRICANE, TSUNAMI, AVALANCHE, WILDFIRE, LANDSLIDE, BLIZZARD, FLOOD, DROUGHT, ERUPTION.
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Natural Disasters word list, defined
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- EARTHQUAKE /ˈɜːθkweɪk/ · noun
- A sudden violent shaking of the ground, typically causing great destruction, resulting from movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action. Related: tremor, temblor, seism, shock.
- VOLCANO /vɒlˈkeɪnəʊ/ (British); /vɑːlˈkeɪnoʊ/ (American) · noun
- A geological structure or opening in Earth's crust through which lava, ash, gases, and other volcanic material may erupt, often forming a cone-shaped mountain. Related: volcanic mountain, volcanic cone.
- TORNADO /tɔːˈneɪdəʊ/ (British); /tɔrˈneɪdoʊ/ (American) · noun
- A tornado is a violently rotating column of air extending from the base of a thunderstorm cloud, although it does not always reach the ground. It can generate intense winds, flying debris, and sudden changes in atmospheric pressure. Related: twister, cyclone, whirlwind, storm.
- HURRICANE /hɜːrɪkeɪn/ (US); /hʌrɪkeɪn/ (UK) · noun
- A tropical cyclone with a well-defined center or eye, sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, and a spiral of powerful winds and low pressure. The word can also refer figuratively to a sudden, overwhelming, or turbulent outburst. Related: tropical storm, cyclone, typhoon, tempest.
- TSUNAMI /tsuːˈnɑːmi/ · noun
- A series of ocean waves generated by the sudden displacement of a large volume of seawater, commonly by an undersea earthquake but also by volcanic eruptions, submarine landslides, or meteorite impacts.
- AVALANCHE /ˈævəlæntʃ/ · noun
- A large mass of snow, ice, and debris that slides rapidly down a mountainside. By extension, a sudden overwhelming quantity or influx of something. Related: landslide, snowslide, deluge, flood.
- WILDFIRE /ˈwaɪldˌfaɪər/ · noun
- An uncontrolled fire that spreads rapidly across land, especially vegetation such as grass, shrubs, or trees. By extension, it can refer to a rapidly spreading crisis or chain of problems. Related: firestorm, conflagration, blaze, inferno.
- LANDSLIDE /ˈlændslaɪd/ · noun
- A large mass of rock, earth, or debris that moves rapidly down a slope. By extension, the word refers to an overwhelming victory, especially in an election or competition. Related: landslip, rockslide, mudslide, mass movement.
- BLIZZARD /ˈblɪz.əd/ · noun
- A severe snowstorm with strong sustained winds and heavy blowing snow that drastically reduces visibility, typically lasting several hours; more generally, any overwhelming rush or flurry of something. Related: snowstorm, whiteout, tempest, gale.
- FLOOD /flʌd/ · noun
- An overflow of water onto land that is normally dry, especially when a river, sea, or heavy rainfall causes water to submerge an area. It is also used figuratively to mean an overwhelming influx or outpouring of people, things, or emotions. Related: deluge, inundation, torrent, spate.
- DROUGHT /draʊt/ · noun
- A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall leading to a shortage of water. More broadly, any extended scarcity or deficiency of something essential. Related: dry spell, drouth, aridity, water shortage.
- ERUPTION /ɪˈrʌpʃən/ · noun
- The act or process of bursting out suddenly and violently, especially the ejection of lava, ash, and gases from a volcano. More broadly, a sudden outbreak of something previously held in or suppressed, such as violence, disease, or emotion. Related: outbreak, burst, explosion, outburst.
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