Week 26 Vocabulary - weather & natural disasters

Definition: a heavy and prolonged snowstorm covering a wide area.

• blizzard

• tornado

• avalanche

• hail

Definition: A violently rotating column of air touching the ground, usually attached to the base of a thunderstorm

• blizzard

• tornado

• avalanche

• hail

Definition: a large mass of snow, ice, etc. detached from a mountain slope and sliding or falling suddenly downward.

• blizzard

• tornado

• avalanche

• hail

Definition: small balls of frozen rain which fall in showers from cumulonimbus clouds.

• blizzard

• tornado

• avalanche

• hail

Definition: strong tropical storm that is dangerous and destructive, causing high winds, flooding, heavy rain, and storm surges.

• blizzard

• avalanche

• frost

• hurricane

Identify the picture

• avalanche

• snowflake

• frost

• hail

Identify the picture

• avalanche

• snowflake

• frost

• hail

Definition: thick mist

• famine

• foggy

• sweltering

• devastating

Definition: extremely hot

• famine

• foggy

• sweltering

• devastating

Definition: highly destructive or damaging

• famine

• foggy

• sweltering

• devastating