Action Verbs
This verb describes when the ground moves violently during an earthquake.
What is shake?
A disaster that involves shaking of the ground due to movements in the Earth’s crust.
What is an earthquake?
This country is known for experiencing the most tornadoes in the world.
What is the United States?
This 1997 blockbuster, directed by James Cameron, depicts the tragic sinking of a famous ship after hitting an iceberg.
What is Titanic?
In 1986, a nuclear power plant exploded and released radiation into the atmosphere in this city, now a ghost town.
What is Chernobyl?
This verb describes what happens to a building when it can no longer stand during a disaster.
What is collapse?
A rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground.
What is a tornado?
The city of Pompeii, which was buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, is located in this European country.
What is Italy?
This TV series depicts a world ravaged by an infectious outbreak that turns people into dangerous zombie-like creatures.
What is The Walking Dead?
In 2021, the eruption of a volcano in this place of Spain, caused widespread destruction, displacing thousands and destroying homes.
What is La Palma?
This verb describes when a volcano suddenly releases lava, smoke, and ash.
What is erupt?
A massive fire that spreads uncontrollably across forests or grasslands.
What is a wildfire?
This South American country is home to the longest mountain range, the Andes, and often experiences earthquakes.
What is Chile?
This 2012 film, based on a real-life event, tells the story of a family’s survival during the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
What is a The Impossible?
In 2019, this important french monument was hit by a massive fire that severely damaged its historic.
What is the Notre-Dame Cathedral?
During a flood, this verb describes when objects or people move on top of the water.
What is float?
This disaster is caused by a prolonged lack of rainfall.
What is a drought?
This island nation in the Pacific is known for frequent volcanic eruptions and earthquakes due to its location on the "Ring of Fire."
What is Japan?
In this 2024 movie, Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones chase deadly tornadoes in order to study them.
What is Twisters?
This famous hurricane struck New Orleans, USA, in 2005 and became one of the costliest natural disasters in history.
What is Hurricane Katrina?
This verb describes when strong winds cause objects to fall down or overturn.
knock over?
A sudden flow of water that submerges land.
What is a flood?
This Southeast Asian country experienced one of the deadliest tsunamis in 2004, causing massive destruction.
What is Indonesia?
In this 2004 movie, extreme weather events like superstorms and global freezing threaten the survival of humanity.
What is The Day After Tomorrow?
In 2011, this earthquake and subsequent tsunami devastated the northeastern coast of this country, causing a nuclear disaster.
What is Fukushima?