How and why does a hurricane form? Watch the following video to find out.
Check your listening comprehension by doing this exercise.
Bring the different processes of the formation of a hurricane into the right order.
If you have difficulties to understand some of the words, have a look at the word list further down this page.
Here you can find a list of important words for this topic. If you like, you can practise the words with the vocabulary trainer underneath.
Word List: hurricane
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thunderstorm, thunderstorms(noun)
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- storm with thunder and lightning
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hurricane, hurricanes(noun)
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- a current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current
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- group or bunch of something
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jet stream, jet streams(noun)
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- to spin, turn, or revolve
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thunderstorm |
hurricane |
eddy |
cluster |
trigger |
rotate |
Word and Definition
Tries: 0trigger | to initiate something |
hurricane | tropical storm |
jet stream | air current |
cluster | group or bunch of something |
eddy | a current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current |
rotate | to spin, turn, or revolve |
thunderstorm | storm with thunder and lightning |
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