Fill in the Blanks Natural Disasters Fill in the BlanksOnline version Fill in the blanks game about natural disasters using key words like seismographs, evacuation, and consequences. by María Gabriela Ayala 1 magnitude reservoir evacuation seismographs The news were alarming . An earthquake , literally shaking the ground , had just been recorded by the near the town's . Though there hadn't been an earthquake of this in living memory , town officials decided on an plan out of caution . 2 maintenance evacuation widespread conferring consequences During a prior meeting , they had been about the possibility of a dam breach , and the potential were devastating . A full water reservoir , that hasn't had in years , could cause flooding , making an even more critical . 3 evacuation magnitude prior Thankfully , the townspeople remembered the practices from years in case of an emergency and the went smoothly . No one became a victim of the earthquake ( which turned out to be a smaller tremor ) , but the event served as a reminder of the importance of both preparation and taking warnings seriously in case of an earthquake with a higher .