Natural Disasters
Across
- 4. a sudden shaking of the earth's surface that often causes a lot of damage
- 5. a large mass of snow, ice, and rocks that falls down the side of a mountain
- 7. a lot of wet earth suddenly falls down the side of a hill
- 9. a rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to the ground
- 10. a long period of dry weather when there is not enough water for plants and animals to live
Down
- 1. a storm that has very strong fast winds and that moves over water
- 2. a storm with thunder and lightning
- 3. a very large wave, caused by extreme conditions such as an earthquake, which can cause a lot of damage when it reaches land
- 6. a mountain with a large hole at the top, through which lava is sometimes forced out
- 8. a very large amount of water that covers an area that is usually dry