Презентация "Extreme natural phenomena" 8 класс

EXTREME

NATURAL

PHENOMENA

Rainbow at night Rainbow at night Is the sailor’s delight. Rainbow at morning, Sailor, take warning! Evening red and morning grey Are the signs of a bonny day. Evening grey and morning red Bring down rain on the farmer’s head. Meanings of the words

• Drought/ draut/ - a period of time without
• rains
• Flood/ fl∩d/ - large amount of water that covers an area which is usually dry
• Tornado/ tƆ:’neidoʊ/ - a violent wind storm which consists of a tall column of air spinning around very fast
• Tsunami/ tsunami/ - a huge wave caused by an earthquake which flows onto land

Meanings of the words

• Earthquake /ɜ:’ϴkweik/ -a shaking of the ground
• Cyclone/ saikloʊn/ - a violent tropical storm in which the air goes round and round
• Avalanche/ ǽvəla:ntʃ/ - a large mass of snow falling down the side of a mountain
• Hurricane/ h∩rikən/ an extremely violent wind or storm

DROUGHT 1.An eclipse 1.An eclipse 2.A tsunami 3.A typhoon 4.A hurricane 5.A tornado 6.An eruption 7.An earthquake 8.A flood a. a violent storm with extremely strong winds and heavy rains. b. a process when a volcano explodes inside and flames, rocks and lava come out of the top. c. a large amount of water that covers an area that was dry before. d. a short period when all or part of the Sun or Moon becomes dark because of the positions of the Sun, Moon and Earth in relation to each other. e. a tropical storm with strong winds f. a sudden shaking movement of the ground g. a very strong wind that goes quickly round in a circle or funnel h. a very large wave that causes a lot of damage when it hits the land Follow the lines