Hurricane Katrina
Words & Phrases in Context
Chinese Earthquake
Indonesian Tsunami
Vocabulary
100
This was the major cause of flooding during Hurricane Katrina. 
What are the broken levees? 
100
"Earth is like a hard-boiled egg with a cracked shell" 
What is a simile? 
100
If an earthquake is shallow (close to the surface) the shaking will be...
What is stronger? 
100
90 percent of all tsunamis take place here. 
What is the Pacific Ocean or the "Ring of Fire"? 
100
Prepared for a danger or threat. 
What is braced? 
200
How fast were the wind speeds during Hurricane Katrina?

a)120-130 mph 

b) 140-150 mph

c)160-170 mph

What is 140-150 mph? 
200
"An area where one plate tries to dive beneath another" 
What is personification? 
200
How many people died during the earthquake? 
What is 69,000 people? 
200
How many people were dead or missing after the tsunami? 
What is more than 280,000 people? 
200
Material, often bits of rock from weathering, that settles at the bottom of water. 
What is sediment? 
300
New Orleans is surrounded by these two major bodies of water. 
What are Lake Pontchartrain and the Mississippi River? 
300
"The bottom line is we can't predict tsunamis" 
What is an idiom? 
300
These are tremors that follow a main earthquake shock.
What are aftershocks? 
300
What is a sign a tsunami is about to occur?
What is receding water or fleeing animals? 
300
To expect that something will happen. 
What is anticipated? 
400
How far below sea level is New Orleans? 
What is 2.4 meters or 8 feet?
400
"The waves raced along the depths of the Indian Ocean"
What is personification? 
400
The starting point of the earthquake is called the...
What is epicenter? 
400
How strong was the earthquake that caused the Indonesian tsunami?
What is a 9.3 on the Richter scale? 
400
Connected to; thought of as being a part of something. 
What is associated? 
500
When did Hurricane Katrina take place. State the exact month and year. 
What is August 2005? 
500
"Hurricane Katrina's mighty winds tore some towns to shreds" 
What is a hyperbole or idiom? 
500
When did the earthquake in China take place? State the exact month, day and year. 
What is May 12, 2008? 
500
When did the Indonesian tsunami take place? State the exact month, day and year. 
What is December 26, 2004? 
500
To be made up of. 

You must use the word properly in a sentence. 

What is composed? 

Example: The rubble was composed of buildings, cars and trees. 

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