Extreme weather
Across
- 2. A period of unusually hot weather.
- 4. The difference between the highest and lowest amounts or measurements.
- 11. A storm with strong winds and heavy rain that forms in tropical places. It is less powerful than a hurricane.
- 13. A place that provides protection from weather and danger. It can be a building, but also a tent or a cave.
- 14. A storm where balls of ice, called hailstones, fall from the sky.
- 15. A detailed proposal for doing or achieving something.
- 16. A strong wind in the desert that blows clouds of sand.
- 18. How fast something is moving. It can be measured in many ways, like kilometers per hour (km/h).
- 20. The loud noise you hear during a storm, caused by the rapid expansion and contraction of air around a lightning bolt.
Down
- 1. A bright flash of electricity produced by a thunderstorm. It happens when there is a flow of electric charge (like a giant spark) between the sky and the ground.
- 3. To go down or to decrease.
- 5. To leave a dangerous place and go somewhere safe.
- 6. A severe snowstorm with strong winds and low visibility.
- 7. A long period of time when there is very little or no rain, often causing a shortage of water.
- 8. A very powerful storm with strong winds that forms over the ocean. It is known as a typhoon in some parts of the world.
- 9. A small light that is held in the hand and is powered by batteries.
- 10. To go up or to increase.
- 11. A violent and dangerous storm that is shaped like a funnel. It spins very fast and can destroy buildings.
- 12. When water covers land that is usually dry, often due to heavy rain or melting snow.
- 17. The food, water, and other necessary things you need for a particular purpose.
- 19. A serious, unexpected situation that requires immediate action.