Natural disasters
Across
- 2. Unplanned fires that burn in natural areas like forests, grasslands or prairies.
- 6. Are dangerous and can cause major damage from storm surge, wind damage, rip currents and flooding.
- 7. The ground suddenly collapses and forms a big hole in the ground.
- 8. A sudden, rapid shaking of the ground caused by the shifting of rocks deep underneath the earth's surface
Down
- 1. An overflowing of water onto land that is normally dry.
- 3. Occurs when masses of rocks, mud or debris move down a slope
- 4. A narrow, violently rotating column of air that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground.
- 5. A natural phenomenon that occurs when there are longer periods of time with little or no precipitation
- 9. A form of precipitation consisting of solid ice that forms inside thunderstorm updrafts. Hail can damage aircraft, homes and cars, and can be deadly to livestock and people.