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18 Cards in this Set
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Disaster |
an sudden event that causes a lot of damage. |
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Volcanic eruption |
when hot materials from the Earth's interior are thrown out of a volcano |
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Natural Disaster |
a disaster occurred by nature |
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Earthquake |
violent movement of the earth’s surface |
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Flood |
to fill a place with water |
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Seismic waves |
an elastic wave in the earth produced by an earthquake |
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Tremendous |
extraordinarily large in size |
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Remedial measures |
actions required for treatment |
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Implementation |
-the act of putting a plan into action. |
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Cloud burst |
a sudden heavy rainfall |
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Landslide |
the sudden fall of a mass of earth. |
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Sterilized Cloth |
completely clean and free from germs. |
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First aid |
Emergency care or treatment |
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destruction |
a break or interruption in the normal course or continuation of some activity, process, etc |
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fatal |
causing death |
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epidemic |
an outbreak of disease that spreads quickly and affects many individuals at the same time |
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rampant |
uncontrolled |
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sunstroke |
heat stroke caused by direct exposure to the sun. |
