Form 10 Unit 4 p.100 ex.1
Read the definitions and say the words
| a violently rotating column of air that causes a lot of destruction on its way | tornado |
| a very large wave which causes a lot of damage when it hits the land | tsunami |
| a large amount of snow and ice that suddenly falls down a mountain | avalanche |
| a large amount of water that covers an area that was dry before | flood |
| a discharge of gas, ash and lava from a volcano | volcanic eruption |
| a strong wind in the desert that blows clouds of sand in the air | sandstorm |
| a large storm with very high winds that turn around an area of low pressure | cyclone |
| an electrical discharge that hits smb/sth during a storm | lightning strike |
| a sudden shaking movement of the ground | earthquake |
| a storm with a lot of snow and strong winds | blizzard |
| a long period of time when there is no rain and plants die | drought |
| a storm in which a lot of small balls of ice fall like rain | hailstorm |
| a violent storm with extremely strong winds (over 120 km/h) and heavy rain | hurricane |
| a storm with thunder and lightning and usually heavy rain | thunderstorm |
| flames that burn trees on a large area of land | forest fire |
| a continuous period of very hot weather, especially when this is unusual | heatwave |