The World Around Us

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Across
  1. 2. the method or possibility of getting near to a place or person
  2. 6. an extreme weather condition with very strong wind, heavy rain, and often thunder and lightning
  3. 7. covered in water or another liquid
  4. 9. the star that provides light and heat for the earth and around which the earth moves
  5. 10. a sudden violent movement of the earth's surface, sometimes causing great damage
  6. 12. weather is not very cold or not as cold as usual
  7. 13. with clouds
  8. 14. water that falls from clouds as soft, white flakes (= thin pieces) of ice when it is cold, or an amount of these flakes
  9. 16. to harm or spoil something
  10. 18. to cause to fill or become covered with water, especially in a way that causes problems
Down
  1. 1. to turn from something solid into something soft or liquid, or to cause something to do this
  2. 3. a short period of rain or snow
  3. 4. any of various units of measurement, especially of temperature or angles, usually shown by the symbol ° written after a number
  4. 5. made by people, often as a copy of something natural
  5. 6. to send out or reflect light
  6. 8. to help someone or something out of a dangerous, harmful, or unpleasant situation
  7. 9. bright because of light from the sun
  8. 11. the sudden loud noise that comes from the sky especially during a storm
  9. 15. a current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
  10. 17. to move and make currents of air, or to be moved or make something move on a current of air