Natural Disasters

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Across
  1. 3. A rapidly rotating column of air that occurs when cold air masses and hot air masses collide, causing patterns of circulating air to move at high speeds.
  2. 5. A natural event that can cause great damage.
  3. 6. A scientist who studies earthquakes.
  4. 7. A series of huge waves that rush onshore resulting from an earthquake occurring at the ocean floor.
Down
  1. 1. A shifting of tectonic plates causing breaking of rock and movement of the Earth’s surface, sometimes causing severe destruction to property.
  2. 2. Fragments of Earth’s crust that interact with one another causing various geologic events like volcanoes, earthquakes, and tsunamis.
  3. 4. A large, rapidly rotating storm system that begins over warm water, usually in tropical or subtropical areas, causing high winds, heavy rain, and severe thunderstorms.