Statistics for Natural Disasters*

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Definitions	Natural Disasters	% Correct
A violently rotating column of air that makes contact with the ground and a cloud	Tornado	96%
A rapidly rotating storm system, usually characterized by its 'eye' (starts with H)	Hurricane	92%
Shaking of the ground due to energy being suddenly released	Earthquake	88%
Large waves that cause much water to be displaced, usually triggered by ^	Tsunami	88%
Water submerging usually dry land	Flooding	83%
Long periods without any (or only little) amount of water	Drought	82%
Rapid flow of snow down a slope	Avalanche	81%
An ejection of molten rock from a mountain	Volcanic Eruption	77%
A form of precipitation, usually in the form of chunks of ice	Hail	76%
Large beams of electricity that strike the ground during storms	Lightning	75%
Mass burning of vegetation	Wildfire	75%
^ except with soil or rocks	Landslide	70%
Period of hot weather	Heat Wave	69%
... one of ^'s other names	Cyclone, Typhoon	65%
A form of precipitation that has a average pH of 4-5	Acid Rain	59%