VOCABULARY

- Blizzard (n): A severe snow storm with strong winds

- Flood (n): A large amount of water covering an
area that is usually dry
- Drought (n): A long period when there is little or no
rain
- Hurricane (n): A violent wind that has a circular
movement, especially in the West Atlantic Ocean
- Heat wave: A period of days during which the
weather is much hotter than usual
- Earthquake (n): A sudden violent movement of the
earth’s surface, sometimes causing great damage
- Tsunami (n): An extremely large wave caused by a
violent movement of the earth under the sea
- Squall (n): A sudden strong wind or short storm
- Storm (n): An extreme weather condition with very
strong wind, heavy rain, and often thunder and
lightning
- Hail (n): Small, hard balls of ice fall from the sky
like rain
- Sleet (n): Wet, partly melted falling snow
- Drizzle (n): Rain in very small, light drops
- Typhoon (n): A violent wind that has a circular
movement, found in the West Pacific Ocean
- Monsoon (n): The season of heavy rain during the
summer in hot Asian countries