Natural phenomena
Across
- 2. a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water.
- 4. an occasion when the sun looks like it is completely or partially covered with a dark circle because the moon is between the sun and the Earth
- 6. a hole in the ground from which hot water and steam come out.
- 7. A storm with thunder, lighning and usually heavy rain
- 9. openings, or vents where lava, tephra (small rocks), and steam erupt onto the Earth's surface.
Down
- 1. a storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean.
- 3. giant waves caused by earthquakes or volcanic eruptions under the sea.
- 4. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction.
- 5. The inundation of a normally dry area caused by rising water in an existing waterway, such as a river, stream, or drainage ditch, or because of prolongued periods of heavy rain.
- 8. an arch of colors formed in the sky in certain circumstances, caused by the refraction and dispersion of the sun's light by rain or other water droplets in the atmosphere.