Across
- 4. a shaking of a part of the Earth's surface that often causes great damage
- 6. a storm that has very strong winds and usually very little rain or snow
- 11. a mountain with a hole in the top or side that sometimes sends out rocks, ash, lava, etc., in a sudden explosion (called an eruption)
- 12. a severe snowstorm that goes on for a long time
- 13. storm a very strong wind that carries clouds of dust across a large area
- 15. a long period of time during which there is very little or no rain
- 16. having a high atmospheric pressure
- 17. a large amount of snow and ice or of dirt and rocks that slides suddenly down the side of a mountain
- 18. melted rock from a volcano
- 19. an extremely large, powerful, and destructive storm with very high winds that turn around an area of low pressure
- 20. hot liquid rock below the surface of the Earth
Down
- 1. a controlled occurrence of fire created by burning something (such as wood or gas) in a special area
- 2. wave a period of unusually hot weather
- 3. a very high, large wave in the ocean that is usually caused by an earthquake under the sea and that can cause great destruction when it reaches land
- 5. a storm that produces hail or small balls of ice
- 7. a shaking movement of the ground before or after an earthquake
- 8. a large amount of water covering an area of land that is usually dry
- 9. disasters a sudden and terrible event in nature (such as a hurricane, tornado, or flood) that usually results in serious damage and many deaths
- 10. the flashes of light that are produced in the sky during a storm
- 14. a violent and destructive storm in which powerful winds move around a central point