Vocabulary 1
You use this to change the channels on the tv
remote control
You shoud alway back ______your files in case you lose them
up
A long time without rain
drought
A large amount of snow and ice that suddenly falls down a mountain
Avalanche
When a lot of water covers a place
flood
You use this to give power to a battery
Charger
Use the mouse to ____________up or down the page
scroll
Grey dust that's left after a fire
ash
A very large wave or series of waves caused when something such as an earthquake happens underwater
tsunami
When lots of trees are cut down to make way for buildings or farming
deforestation
You use this to type information into a computer
a keyboard
You can pick ______________a signal on the tube
up
a large group of people in one place
crowd
A situation in which a large area with trees burns
Forest fire
Poisonous gases from the volcano mean that people and animals have to be ____________ from the area
evacuated
You can copy information from your computer onto this and carry it around
USB
You need a charger because this camera has run _____ _____ battery
out of
Another word for concert
gig
A violent storm with extremely strong winds and heavy rain
hurricane
Volcanoes cause serious _____________ when they erupt
damage
You use this to clean carpets in the house
vaccum cleaner
You probably won't wake up in the morning if your alarm doesn't ____________ off
go
someone injured in an event
casualty
A situation in which a disease spreads very quickly and infects many people
epidemic
Buildings are destroyed and people are forced to become ____________
refugees