OW5-Unit 1 Vocab 1

1. This weather phenomenon is a rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground. It can cause a lot of damage.

• Earthquake

• Tsunami

• Tornado

• Hurricane

2. A sudden and violent storm with strong winds, heavy rain, lightning, and thunder.

• Blizzard

• thunderstorm

• Avalanche

• Tornado

4. A long period of time with little or no rain.

• Tornado

• Flood

• Drought

• Tsunami

5. A severe snowstorm with strong winds and low visibility.

• Tornado

• Blizzard

• Heatwave

• Hurricane

6. A large tropical storm with strong winds and heavy rain.

• Heatwave

• Blizzard

• Tornado

• Hurricane

7. A period of unusually hot weather.

• Tsunami

• Hurricane

• Earthquake

• Heatwave

8. A large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry.

• Blizzard

• Flood

• Tsunami

• Tornado

9. A storm with a lot of rain and strong winds.

• Thunderstorm

• Drought

• Monsoon

• Hurricane

10. A storm with small balls of ice falling from the sky.

• Blizzard

• Tornado

• Hailstorm

• Tsunami

13. A period of time with below-average temperatures.

• Coldwave

• Frostquake

• Heatstorm

• Snowpocalypse