Climate change / natural disasters
Across
- 2. The complete disappearance of a species from Earth.
- 3. Complex of all the organisms and the physical environment, and all their interrelationships in a particular geographical area.
- 5. This occurs when all/most of the water evaporates from the land, commonly happens in Africa.
- 8. One of the nonrenewable energy resources, they are made of decomposing plants and animals.
- 9. When the tectonic plates move under the ocean they can create an earthquake which will create a huge wave.
- 10. The snow slides off the mountain face and goes down gaining more power as it advances.
- 13. Mechanical power or electricity generated by the wind.
- 16. Phenomenon of releasing lava and gas from the volcano.
- 17. A collapse of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff.
- 18. The Movement of the tectonic plates causes the ground to shake
Down
- 1. The act of sending substances out into the air.
- 4. A large amount of wet dirt that moves down a hill or mountain.
- 6. A wave of heated air, usually happens in summer.
- 7. the rise in the average temperature of Earth's air and oceans.
- 11. A powerful wind storm that is able to grow to massive sizes and cause great destruction.
- 12. The layer of Earth made up of solid rock and other rocky materials.
- 14. A heavy snowfall combined with fast and powerful winds that if you're exposed to them for a long time, can cause frostbite.
- 15. When there's a lot of rain, the rivers can get overloaded with water and spill out of the riverbed and ... the nearby area.