| Term | Definition |
|---|
| catastrophic | a. extremely harmful; causing financial or physical ruin |
| collide with | v. to come together with great or violent force |
| famine | n. severe hunger; a drastic food shortage |
| impact on/of | n. a strong influence; ___on/of |
| persevere | v. to keep going despite obstacles or discouragement; to maintain a purpose |
| plunge into | v. to go down suddenly; to decrease by a great amount in a short time; ___into |
| unleash | v. to release a thing or an emotion |
| tremor | n. a small earthquake; a slightly shaking movement |
| impulsive | a. acting suddenly with careless thought of sequence |
| meteorite | n. a piece of rock from outer space that hits the earth's surface |
| friction | n. the action of one object or surface moving against another |
| turbulence | n. a sudden change, confusion or violence |
| devastation | n. great destruction or damage, especially over a wide area |
| despite this | even so, regardless |
| meteorology | n. the scientific study of the earth's atmosphere and its changes |
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