Natural Disaster Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. -are formed when liquid magma located under the crust of the earth finds a way to the surface.
  2. 4. -are powerful, funnel-shaped windstorms.
  3. 8. -are any natural hazard that affects human lives or property.
  4. 9. -are natural hazards that involve an overflow of water that usually submerges dry land.
Down
  1. 1. -occur in heavily forested areas during the dry season, usually started by lightning or human.
  2. 3. -is a severe storm characterized by thunder and lightning.
  3. 4. -are large waves caused by displacement in the seafloor, typically caused by landslides or earthquakes under the ocean.
  4. 5. -is a large mass of snow, ice, and/or rock carried down a slope by gravity.
  5. 6. -are powerful tropical storms with wind speeds over 7Landslides -are similar to avalanches in that they involve gravity pulling material down slopes.
  6. 7. -are formed as the tectonic plates that make up the crust of the earth rub against each other.