Answer A B
______ 1. A thunderstorm A. It is created when the surface layer of the ground
collapses. It varies in size and are found all over the
world. It is an area of ground that has no natural
external surface drainage. When it rains, all of the
water stays inside it and typically drains into the
subsurface. It can vary from a few feet to hundreds
of acres and from less than 1 to more than 100 feet
deep.
______ 2. A tornado B. The Earth has a crust under the oceans and the
land that we live on. This crust made of massive areas of flat rock called tectonic plates, which float on the Earth’s mantle, the inside layer of the Earth. When the plates move slowly together, this movement forces energy through the crusts to the Earth’s surface. The energy causes the Earth to tremble and shake.
______ 3. A hurricane C. It is a very bright flash of electricity that happens in
a thunderstorm. It is actually a spark that crosses
the gap between two clouds or between a cloud
and the Earth. It carries an enormous charge of electricity. Trees are burned, metal can be melted and people can be killed.
______ 4. An earthquake D. It is caused by earthquakes at sea. It forms when
energy from an earthquake displace hundreds of
cubic kilometers of water from the seabed. Large
waves begin moving through the ocean from their
epicenters. When it reaches shallow water near
coastal areas, it increases in height. The sign comes
before it strikes when the waterline suddenly
retreats, exposing hundreds of meters of beach
and seabed.
______ 5. A volcano E. It is a very violent windstorm. The air is
concentrated and whirls up rapidly. It is grey in colour and looks like an elephant’s trunk swaying down from the clouds to touch the ground with its tip.
______ 6. A tsunami F. It is a hill or mountain formed when molten
material or lave from the inside of the Earth is forced through the Earth’s crust by gases. It can produce vast clouds of very fine volcanic dust which looks like smoke.
______ 7. A sinkhole G. It is a storm where you hear thunder and see
lightning. There is usually heavy rain. It is an electric storm.
______ 8. Lightning H. It is the most violent storm known on Earth. It is a
tropical storm. It forms at sea and causes dangerous, stormy seas. It can reach the land and
destroy buildings and trees. It can blow high waves
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