Natural Disaster Vocab
The town has been hit by a ____. If we don't send water, the plants will die.
DROUGHT
1/2
one half or 1 in 2.
Thousands of trees in the area have been burned by the fire.
A ____ is the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto land.
FLOOD
The island was hit by a ____. Many homes have become flooded and destroyed.
TSUNAMI
75%
The earthquake destroyed several towns in Italy.
Several town in Italy have been destroyed by the earthquake.
A ____ is a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds
HURRICANE
Many people have lost power because of the ____.
EARTHQUAKE
4 out of 5
80%
Floods have damaged many homes in the UK.
Many homes in the UK have been damaged by the floods.
This natural disaster is known as a destructive sea wave.
TSUNAMI
The South Sea has been polluted by an ___ ___.
OIL SPILL
10%
1 in ten
A small tsunami hit Thailand today.
Thailand was hit by a small tsunami today.
A ____ is a fissure (or opening) in the earth's crust through which hot gases erupt or come out.
VOLCANO
A large ___ ___ has burned a forest in Australia.
FOREST FIRE
One quarter of all
25 out of 100 or 1 out of 4.
The hurricane left many people without food and water today.
Many people were left without food and water today by the hurricane.
A ____ is a violently destructive windstorm occurring over land
TORNADO