Vocabulary – Weather, climate, and natural disasters. Test your understanding of the English lesson by answering these questions.

1. When a large area of land is covered in water it is called a __________.

2. A _________ is a large wave of water that usually follows an earthquake near a coastal area.

3. A hurricane is essentially the same thing as a typhoon. They just occur in different parts of the Earth. Hurricanes occur in the Atlantic and sometime eastern Pacific. Typhoons occur in the northwest Pacific.

4. When we talk about weather patterns over the span of a year, we call this ______________.

5. An avalanche occurs:

6. If a weather forecaster says a cold front is on its way, it means that:

7. A blizzard is:

8. During a drought, food prices usually go up because:

9. Many airlines had to cancel their flights in Northern Europe after the ___________ in Iceland spread heavy ash in the air, making flying very dangerous.

10. An ________ occurs when plates in the Earth shift their places, causing the ground to shake violently.