Natural Hazards Crossword

123456789101112131415161718
Across
  1. 3. A segment of the Earth that sits below the crust.
  2. 7. A type of natural hazard caused by the movement of tectonic plates.
  3. 8. A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall causing a shortage of water.
  4. 9. The name for tropical storms in North American and the Caribbean.
  5. 10. A type of plate boundary where the plates move apart.
  6. 12. A cloud of this is emitted during a volcanic eruption.
  7. 14. One of the Three Ps: P..., Protection and Planning.
  8. 15. A extremely large wave from the ocean that floods coastal areas.
  9. 17. The name for lava before it reaches the surface.
  10. 18. The circular center of a tropical storm.
Down
  1. 1. The dense oceanic plate that subducts beneath the South American plate creating the Andes Mountains.
  2. 2. An area of volcanic activity far from plate margins. Hawaii is an example of this. (Two words)
  3. 4. A type of natural hazard caused by the occurrence and distribution of water.
  4. 5. The likelihood of a natural hazard occurring. (Two words)
  5. 6. A type of plate boundary where the two plate rub past each other. An example is the San Andreas Fault.
  6. 7. A period of strong, sustained surface wind.
  7. 11. The point on the surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.
  8. 13. The name of the force that causes the winds to bend and storms to spin. It is caused by the curvature of the Earth.
  9. 14. A type of effect or response that happens immediately affect an event.
  10. 16. A type of volcano that occurs at constructive plate margins. These volcanoes have non-viscous lava, so their sides are very shallow.