English 8 - Unit 9: Natural Disaster - Getting Started

Last night volcano Maui ________ and the large areas of land were affected.

• erupts

• erupted

• erupting

• erupt

Nam Dinh Province was hit by a severe ________.

• tropical storm

• trapped

• injured

• damage

Rescue workers have freed those who were

________ in flooded homes.

• medical supplies

• damage

• storm

• trapped

The government has sent rescue equipment,

food, and ________.

• damage

• mudslide

• medical supplies

• volcanic eruption

A powerful ___________ off the coast of Indonesia sparked a three-metre-high and killed at least 113 people.

• earthquake

• tornado

• tsunami

• landslide

Forest fire is

• a mass of earth, rock, etc. that falls down the slope of a mountain or a cliff

• a long period without rain

• a fire in the forest caused by high temperature

• a storm with thunder and lightning and usually very heavy rain

Tornado is

• a strong wind that blows in a circle

• a large amount of water spread from a river, sea etc. that covers an area that is normally dry

• a disaster that a volcano explodes and throws out fire, lava, smoke etc.

• an extremely large wave in the sea caused, for example, by an earthquake

Drought is

• a sudden violent of the ground

• a storm in a desert in which sand is blown into the air by strong winds

• a long period without rain

• a strong wind that blows in a circle

Tsunami is

• a mass of earth, rock, etc. that falls down the slope of a mountain or a cliff

• an extremely large wave in the sea caused, for example, by an earthquake

• a sudden violent of the ground

• a fire in the forest caused by high temperature

Earthquake is

• a long period without rain

• a fire in the forest caused by high temperature

• a storm in a desert in which sand is blown into the air by strong winds

• a sudden violent of the ground