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A volcanic eruption is one of the many natural disasters which occur in the world. Study the mind map and learn about different kinds of natural disasters and the vocabulary you can use to describe them.
Wybuch wulkanu to jeden z wielu rodzajów katastrof naturalnych występujących na świecie. Zapoznaj się z mapą pojęć i zyskaj wiedzę z zakresu klęsk żywiołowych oraz przyswój słownictwo, którego można użyć do ich opisania.

Study the mind map and do the exercises below.
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Nazwa kategorii: Natural disasters
Elementy należące do kategorii [Natural disasters]
Nazwa kategorii: :Tsunami
Elementy należące do kategorii Tsunami
Nazwa kategorii: drawback – the sudden withdrawing of seawater just before a tsunami floods the shore
Nazwa kategorii: water – borne diseases – illnesses such as cholera, hepatitis and typhold that often happen in the areas where a tsunami happens
Nazwa kategorii: coastal areas – are regions most affected by tsunami
Nazwa kategorii: volcanic eruption – can cause a tsunami if it is close to the sea or ocean
Nazwa kategorii: landslide – if masses of land suddenly move in the ocean or push large amounts of water into the sea or the ocean, it can result in a tsunami
Nazwa kategorii: earthquake – if is very strong and happens in the ocean, it can cause a tsunami
Nazwa kategorii: glant waves – are created when a tsunami is formed
Koniec elementów nalężących do kategorii Tsunami
Nazwa kategorii: Flood
Elementy należące do kategorii Flood
Nazwa kategorii: urban flood – a flood caused by heavy rainfall in cities when water can’t be drained away by sewage system
Nazwa kategorii: low lying areas – are most likely to be affected by floods
Nazwa kategorii: heavy rainfall – one of the causes of flood
Nazwa kategorii: flash flood – a sudden flood often caused by heavy rainfall in areas with steep slopes
Nazwa kategorii: burst banks – rivers burst from their banks during flood
Nazwa kategorii: dam failure – damaged dam can result in flooding of large areas of land
Koniec elementów należących do kategorii Flood
Nazwa kategorii: Earthquake
Elementy należące do kategorii Earthquake
Nazwa kategorii: Richter scale – a scale that expresses the magnitude of an earthquake
Nazwa kategorii: magnitude – a measure of the size of an earthquake
Nazwa kategorii: seismograph – an instrument that measures and records the details of an earthquake
Nazwa kategorii: buildings collapse – during earthquakes buildings often fall down
Nazwa kategorii: epicentre – the point on the Earth’s surface directly above the place where an earthquake happens
Nazwa kategorii: aftershock – a small earthquake that follows a large earthquake
Koniec elementów należących do kategorii Earthquake
Nazwa kategorii: Fire
Elementy należące do kategorii Fire:
Nazwa kategorii: wreak havoc – to cause great damage
Nazwa kategorii: blaze – a very large or fiercely burning fire
Nazwa kategorii: flame – a burning gas from something that is on fire
Nazwa kategorii: wildfire – an uncontrolled and unpredictable fire that spreads quickly over an area of grass or bushes
Nazwa kategorii: sweep through – when a fire moves forcefully and quickly over an area
Koniec elementów należących do kategorii Fire
Nazwa kategorii: Volcanic eruption
Elementy należące do kategorii Volcanic eruption:
Nazwa kategorii: dormant – a volcano that hasn’t erupted for a long time, but might erupt in the future
Nazwa kategorii: extinct – a volcano that shouldn’t erupt in the future as there is no magma inside
Nazwa kategorii: composite – a volcano that is formed when magma is pushed from the inside of the Earth and explodes with great force
Nazwa kategorii: tectonic plates – volcanoes are located along them. When tectonic plates collide and one moves under the other, it leads to the creation of a volcano
Nazwa kategorii: magma – a liquid substance inside an active or a dormant volcano
Nazwa kategorii: :active – a volcano that has erupted and may still erupt in the future
Nazwa kategorii: ash cloud – a mixture of gases and tiny particles erupted by a volcano that can travel long distances and are dangerous to people and animals
Koniec elementów należących do kategorii Volcanic eruption
2. A natural sign of an approaching tsunami is a 1. tremor, 2. Ice melting, 3. drought, 4. drawback, 5. active. It’s when the water level drops before the tsunami hits.
3. Minor earthquake is called a 1. tremor, 2. Ice melting, 3. drought, 4. drawback, 5. active.
4. 1. tremor, 2. Ice melting, 3. drought, 4. drawback, 5. active causes sea level to rise and may lead to flooding.
5. One of the causes of fires may be 1. tremor, 2. Ice melting, 3. drought, 4. drawback, 5. active in forests.
2. As a result of tsunami, giant waves flash floods appear in coastal areas.
3. Floods are usually caused by aftershock heavy rainfall in low-lying areas.
4. Too much water causes rivers tectonic plates to burst their banks.
5. A seismograph measures the blaze magnitude of an earthquake.
6. Flames swept wreaked havoc in the forests of Australia.
