Vocabulary Test Week 33 Crossword
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1) An epidemic of an infectious disease that has spread across a large region, for instance, multiple continents worldwide, affecting a substantial number of individuals2) Geomagnetic storms can cause issues with electrical power outages and communications satellites due to the energy that they emit.5) The movement of a mass of rock, debris, or earth down a slope. Landslides are a type of "mass wasting," which is any down-slope movement of soil and rock under the direct influence of gravity6) A severe snowstorm characterized by strong sustained winds of at least 35-56 km/h and lasting for a prolonged period of time—typically three hours or more.9) A tropical storm that occurs in the Western Pacific |
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3) A yellowish-black smog that sets in over major urban areas. It’s basically a poisonous mix of fog, soot particulates, and sulfur dioxide that can settle down over a given area for hours, days, or even weeks at a time.4) A depression or hole in the ground caused by some form of collapse of the surface layer.7) A widespread scarcity of food, caused by several factors including war, natural disasters, crop failure, population imbalance, widespread poverty, an economic catastrophe, or government policies. 8) A method of solid waste disposal in which refuse (waste) is buried between layers of dirt to fill in or reclaim low-lying ground10) The release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the environment, especially the marine ecosystem, due to human activity, and is a form of pollution.11) Processes that break down the earth or cause great harm |
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