| A | B |
| cyclone | a strong storm that brings heavy rain and wind |
| typhoons | tropical cyclones in the western Pacific Ocean or Indian Ocean |
| tropical | located in a hot, wet part of the world called the tropics |
| islands | bodies of land that are surrounded by water |
| temperature | degree of hotness or coldness |
| counterclockwise | moving from right to left instead of clockwise (left to right), like the hands of a clock |
| eye | the quietest part of the storm |
| moisture | liquid, such as water, that is in the air on the ground; wetness |
| predict | to know or guess what might happen |
| inland | located in the interior, or away from the coast |
| rubble | broken or crumbled material that is left when a building falls down |