Nature Flashcards
What is the equator?
(think of a full sentence)
The equator is the imaginary line that goes around the middle of the earth.
Equator - /uh·kwei·tr/
Wind speed isn’t always the most dangerous component when hurricanes come near land. It’s storm surge.
Component = one part of a whole
Storm surge = Storm surge is the rise in seawater level caused by a storm
Hurricanes can cause mass destruction.
Mass destruction definition: death or injury on a large scale
The hurricane was at its peak in the morning.
At its peak : the time when something or someone is best, greatest, highest, most successful etc.
Natural hot springs can be found all-around Iceland.
A hot spring, hydrothermal spring, or geothermal spring is a spring produced by the emergence of geothermally heated groundwater that rises from the Earth’s crust
