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