Natural Disasters

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Across
  1. 3. - this state reports the most tornadoes of any state
  2. 5. surge - the term used to describe when sea levels rise due to pressure changes and wind in the storm
  3. 7. - a column of spiralling air
  4. 8. - a violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground
  5. 9. disaster - a natural event such as a flood, hurricane, earthquake, or hurricane that causes great damage or loss of life
  6. 10. - a tropical storm that form above bodies of water
Down
  1. 1. - this is what occurs when the Earth's surface shakes, rolls, or has a sudden shock
  2. 2. - the name of the scale used to measure tornadoes
  3. 4. - the name of the hurricane that occurred in 2005
  4. 6. - the name of the plates in the Earth's crust that fit together like a puzzle
  5. 7. - a mountain that opens to a pool of molten rock below the Earth's surface
  6. 11. - the type of rock that is formed by the cooling and solidifying of molten materials