Close up B1+ Unit 7 vocabulary 1.1

Earthquakes frequently occur in areas that are along fault lines/ short lines.

A tidal wave/ volcanic eruption is a huge wall of seawater which crashes onto the shore.

A violent hurriane/ volcanic eruption destryed the city of Pompeii.

A violent storm with very heavy rain is known as a tsunami/ hurricane.

Heavy rain from storms in low- lying areas often produces hail stones/ flash floods

Enormous fault lines/ hail stones can smash car windows and destroy crops.

Sometimes forest fires can be prevented by the actions of rangers/ recuers

The biggest earthquake ever recorded measured 9.5 on the fault lines/ Ritcher scale