chronological order

problem and solution

cause and effect

description

earthquakes stop happening

buildings are built on top of hills

earthquakes are less devastating

buildings are built to not collapse

"The ability of a building to withstand the stress of an earthquake depends upon its type of construction, shape, . . ."

"Different combinations are used."

"A different method is to use rollers or rubber pads to separate the base columns from the ground. . ."

To reduce stress, first, the building's ground floor must be flexible.

Hurricanes form over water and tornados form over land.

Tornados are less dangerous than hurricanes.

Hurricanes cause more destruction than tornados.

Hurricanes and tornadoes are both dangerous types of weather.

sequential order

chronological order

description

compare and contrast

The fire continues to burn.

The fire will be "smothered" and die out.

The fire will spread.

The fire will burn at a higher temperature.

volcano

forest fire

eye of a hurricane

tsunami

description

sequential order

problem and solution

cause and effect

Lightning is light energy and thunder is sound energy.

Lightning and thunder are the same weather phenomenon.

The waves get smaller.

People enjoy the day at the beach.

The water will draw back off of the coast.

Whole towns are destroyed.