Hazardous natural factors
Across
- 5. the side or slope of a mountain
- 6. ground near a lake, a river, or the sea that often floods and is always wet
- 12. a large fire that causes a lot of damage
- 14. a mass of air or water that spins around very fast and pulls objects into its empty centre
- 15. the point on the earth's surface directly above an earthquake or atomic explosion
Down
- 1. a violent wind that has a circular movement, found in the West Pacific Ocean
- 2. a fire in scrub or a forest, especially one that spreads rapidly
- 3. a very large mass of ice that floats in the sea
- 4. deep wet sand that sucks in anyone trying to walk across it, or an area of sand like this
- 7. the scientific study of the sudden, violent movements of the earth connected with earthquakes
- 8. the activity of a volcano
- 9. a mass of mud (= wet earth) moving suddenly and quickly down a steep slope
- 10. a very deep, narrow opening in rock, ice, or the ground
- 11. rain made of many very small drops
- 13. belonging to or relating to parts of the world that are immediately south or north of the tropics (= the hottest areas) and have very hot weather at some times of the year