Natural hazards

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