Natural Disasters
Across
- 3. a mountain that has an opening in the land where gas/lava/ash is pushed out
- 7. storm with very strong winds and little to no rain
- 8. a sudden shaking of the ground as a result tectonic plates slipping
- 10. a tropical storm in the Indian or Western Pacific oceans with a wind speed
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- 15. an uncontrolled fire that burns often in rural areas.
- 16. a storm accompanied by ice(chunks of hail) that fall from the sky
- 18. a tropical storm with winds that have reached a constant speed of 74 mph
- 19. the sliding of earth and rock down a mountain or cliff
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- 21. a severe snowstorm with high winds and low visibility
Down
- 1. huge long ocean waves triggered by earthquakes
- 2. a overflow of water on dry land
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- 5. a shift in winds that often causes a very rainy season or very dry season
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- 9. a mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside
- 11. winds that are rotating inwards to an area of low barometric pressure
- 13. a violently rotating column of air touching the ground
- 14. a long period of low rainfall leading to a shortage of water
- 17. a place giving temporary protection from bad weather or danger