Natural Disasters*

Can you guess the natural disaster by its definition?

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Definitions	Natural Disasters
A violently rotating column of air that makes contact with the ground and a cloud	Tornado
A rapidly rotating storm system, usually characterized by its 'eye' (starts with H)	Hurricane
... one of ^'s other names	Cyclone, Typhoon
Shaking of the ground due to energy being suddenly released	Earthquake
Large waves that cause much water to be displaced, usually triggered by ^	Tsunami
Rapid flow of snow down a slope	Avalanche
^ except with soil or rocks	Landslide
Long periods without any (or only little) amount of water	Drought
An ejection of molten rock from a mountain	Volcanic Eruption
Water submerging usually dry land	Flooding
A form of precipitation, usually in the form of chunks of ice	Hail
Mass burning of vegetation	Wildfire
Large beams of electricity that strike the ground during storms	Lightning
A form of precipitation that has a average pH of 4-5	Acid Rain
Period of hot weather	Heat Wave

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