Kingston Week 8 Monday vocab

Week 8 Monday

By Sophie Quizziz

Multiple Choice

Hurricanes _________ many parts of the world.

• threat

• threaten

Multiple Choice

Hurricanes gain __________ over warm waters.

• strength

• strengthen

Multiple Choice

After hurricanes make landfall, they usually ________.

• weak

• weaken

Multiple Choice

The storm surge produced by Hurricane Sandy had a _________ of over 4 meters.

• height

• heighten

Multiple Choice

After the storm passes, the sky ________ and residents can start cleaning up.

• lights

• lightens

Multiple Choice

The skies become __________ just before the storm arrives.

• dark

• darken

Multiple Choice

Hurricanes can be so strong that they ___________ small towns.

• flat

• flatten

Poll

Would you visit Yellowstone?

• Yes

• No

• Maybe

• Only if someone else paid for my trip

Multiple Choice

More research needs to be done, but scientists ___________ that animals can feel changes in the atmosphere before an earthquake.

• specialize

• theorize

• socialize

• pressurize

Multiple Choice

The gases in a volcano explode when __________ builds up in the magma chamber.

• theory

• stable

• social

• pressure

Multiple Choice

Volcanologists are scientists who _________ in the study of volcanoes.

• memorize

• critic

• specialize

• theorize

Multiple Choice

The researcher had to ____________ a lot of information for her presentation.

• memorize

• pressurize

• theorize

• criticize

Multiple Choice

There were problems with the way experiments were done, so some scientists are ____________ the findings of the study.

• criticise

• critic

• criticising

• criticised

Multiple Choice

It's easy to see videos of natural disasters shortly after they happen because of _______ media.

• critic

• pressure

• special

• social

Open Ended

Is there any dangerous place in the world you would like to visit? Which one? Tell us more about it!