Natural Hazards

4. a storm with small balls of ice that fall like rain
8. the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material
11. A violent winter storm characterized by freezing temperatures, strong winds, and blowing snow
12. A small storm often accompanied by heavy precipitation and frequent thunder and lightning
14. An intense wind and rain storm that forms over oceans in the tropics.

1. A giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor.
2. A long period of dry weather
3. A very heavy flow of water, which is greater than the normal flow of water and goes over the stream's normal channel.
5. A depression produced in a region where soluble rock has been removed by groundwater
6. a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
7. a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand
9. a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
10. Shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
12. A rapidly whirling, funnel-shaped cloud that reaches down to touch Earth's surface.
13. A large fire that spreads quickly over a natural area