E8 - NATURAL DISASTERS ( VOCAB)

1. The waves of the_________ were so huge that it destroyed everything on the beach.

• A. tornado

• B. hurricane

• C. tsunami

• D. earthquake

2. Five skiers are missing after the_________ in the Alps.

• A. drought

• B. landslide

• C. flood

• D. avalanche

3. After the_________ all the houses were left under water.

• A. flood

• B. tornado

• C. typhoon

• D. mudslide

4. It took firefighters five days to put out the_________.

• A. hurricane

• B. forest fire

• C. tsunami

• D. drought

5. A period of 3- 4 months without rain will cause a severe_________.

• A. typhoon

• B. earthquake

• C. drought

• D. flood

6. The_________ picked up the car and threw it 100 meters into the air. That’s an incredibly strong wind!

• A. tornado

• B. volcanic eruption

• C. landslide

• D. typhoon

7. The_________ shook parts of the region around Tokyo on Saturday. It was 5 on the Richter Scale.

• A. hurricane

• B. flood

• C. earthquake

• D. tornado

8. _________ occur when a large amount of water causes the rapid erosion of soil on a steep slope.

• A. Tsunamis

• B. Tornados

• C. Avalanches

• D. Mudslides

9. A big storm in the Pacific is known as a_________.

• A. avalanche

• B. typhoon

• C. tsunami

• D. tornado

10. Mount Merapi in Indonesia is a famous_________.

• A. landslide

• B. typhoon

• C. volcano

• D. tornado