Natural Disaster Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. a shaking of a part of the Earth's surface that often causes great damage
  2. 6. a storm that has very strong winds and usually very little rain or snow
  3. 11. a mountain with a hole in the top or side that sometimes sends out rocks, ash, lava, etc., in a sudden explosion (called an eruption)
  4. 12. a severe snowstorm that goes on for a long time
  5. 13. storm a very strong wind that carries clouds of dust across a large area
  6. 15. a long period of time during which there is very little or no rain
  7. 16. having a high atmospheric pressure
  8. 17. a large amount of snow and ice or of dirt and rocks that slides suddenly down the side of a mountain
  9. 18. melted rock from a volcano
  10. 19. an extremely large, powerful, and destructive storm with very high winds that turn around an area of low pressure
  11. 20. hot liquid rock below the surface of the Earth
Down
  1. 1. a controlled occurrence of fire created by burning something (such as wood or gas) in a special area
  2. 2. wave a period of unusually hot weather
  3. 3. a very high, large wave in the ocean that is usually caused by an earthquake under the sea and that can cause great destruction when it reaches land
  4. 5. a storm that produces hail or small balls of ice
  5. 7. a shaking movement of the ground before or after an earthquake
  6. 8. a large amount of water covering an area of land that is usually dry
  7. 9. disasters a sudden and terrible event in nature (such as a hurricane, tornado, or flood) that usually results in serious damage and many deaths
  8. 10. the flashes of light that are produced in the sky during a storm
  9. 14. a violent and destructive storm in which powerful winds move around a central point