| A | B |
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| waterspout | another form of a tornado |
| Richter | scale that measures the force of an earthquake |
| cyclone | another name for a tornado |
| water spout | a tornado that happens on water instead of on land |
| Hurricanes | storms with violent winds of more than seventy-five mph |
| twister | nickname for a tornado |
| tornado | dangerous storm |
| tornado alley | nickname for part of U.S. where most tornadoes occur |
| erupts | when a volcano explodes |
| pressure | when this builds up a volcano occurs |
| Katrina | terrible storm in 2005 |
| eye | center of hurricane |
| Saffir Simpson Scale | measures damaging wind speed, storm surge and pressure |
| lightning | happens first in a thunder storm |
| tornado | dangerous whirling winds |
| Tornado Alley | place where a series of tornadoes occur |
| Florida | U.S. state that has the most hurricanes |
| tsunami | series of waves in the ocean |
| earthquake | causes a tsunami |
| Hawaii | U.S. state that gets a tsunami every seven years |
| tsunami | shaking of an earthquake is the first clue this may occur |
| fault | place in the crust of the earth that causes an earthquake |
| Japanese | the word tsunami comes from this language |
| Fujita | scale that measures a tornado |
| 300 mph | tornado can reach this speed |
| basement | safe place to stay if a tornado is coming |
| red and black | sky turns this color during a tornado |
| Texas | U.S. state that has had over 3 tornadoes in a day |
| twister | nickname for a tornado |
| Kilauea | world's most active volcano |
| magma | substance that comes out of a volcano |
| plates | earth's crust is made up of these shifting slabs |
| San Francisco | U.S. city that had a big earthquake one hundred years ago |
| Tornado | storm that can spin up to 318 mph |
