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What is a drought?
A long period of time without rain that causes the land to dry up.
What is homelessness?
The issue where people do not have a permanent home or place to live.
Change this active sentence to passive: "A hurricane damaged the house."
The house was damaged by a hurricane.
What is an earthquake?
A sudden shaking or movement of the earth's surface.
What is poverty?
The issue where people do not have enough money for basic necessities like food, clean water, or clothing.
Fill in the missing word: "Many homes have _____ destroyed by floods."
been
What is a tsunami?
A very large ocean wave that is often caused by an underwater earthquake.
What is climate change?
The issue where human activities, like burning fuel, cause the planet's temperature to get warmer.
Change this active sentence to passive: "Heavy rain flooded the town."
The town was flooded by heavy rain.
What is a hurricane?
A powerful and dangerous storm with strong winds and heavy rain that usually happens in the summer.
What is extinction?
When an entire animal species, like a specific type of tiger or orangutan, dies out and disappears forever.
Identify the passive sentence: A) The drought killed the crops. B) The crops were killed by the drought.
B) The crops were killed by the drought.
What is an oil spill?
A release of a black, sticky liquid into the ocean that causes pollution and harms animals like turtles and birds.
What is hunger?
The issue where people around the world do not have enough food to eat.
Find and fix the grammar mistake in this sentence: "The beach was pollute by an oil spill."
"polluted" (needs the -ed / past participle).