Disasters/Survival Vocabulary
Across
- 3. a mass of snow, ice and rock that falls down the side of a mountain.
- 6. an amount of something that is provided or available to be used.
- 9. a sudden feeling of great fear that cannot be controlled and prevents you from thinking clearly.
- 10. a mass of earth, rock, etc. that falls down the slope of a mountain or a cliff.
- 13. a sudden, violent shaking of the earth’s surface.
- 14. to deal successfully with something difficult.
- 15. an extremely large wave in the sea caused, for example, by an earthquake.
- 17. a violent tropical storm with very strong winds.
- 18. very bad weather with strong winds and rain, and often thunder and lightning.
Down
- 1. a violent tropical storm in which strong winds move in a circle.
- 2. a snowstorm with very strong winds.
- 4. the things that are needed for a particular purpose or activity.
- 5. a violent storm with very strong winds.
- 7. a sudden serious and dangerous event or situation which needs immediate action to deal with it.
- 8. a large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry.
- 11. a long period of time when there is little or no rain.
- 12. to move people from a place of danger to a safer place.
- 16. a violent storm with very strong winds which move in a circle. There is often also a long cloud which is narrower at the bottom than the top.