Natural Disaters
Across
- 2. An overflowing of water in a normally dry area
- 5. A storm with small balls of ice that fall like rain
- 7. a rapidly whirling, funnel-shaped cloud that reaches down the touch Earth’s surface
- 8. A circular depression formed when the roof of a cave collapses
- 9. A small storm often accompanied by heavy precipitation and frequent thunder and lightning
- 12. A heavy snowstorm with strong winds
- 14. a severe storm with high winds that spiral around a calm center
Down
- 1. a large fire that spreads quickly over a natural area
- 3. A long period of dry weather
- 4. A slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
- 6. A windstorm that blows hot air, dust, and grit
- 7. A giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor
- 10. the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material
- 11. Great mass of falling snow and ice
- 13. The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth’s surface