Across
- 4. violent, swirling winds that forms a funnel cloud that touches down
- 6. a huge, fast moving wave caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption
- 8. the movement of sand, silt and sediment
- 10. event that is very devastating to the land and a community
- 11. out of control fire that destroys habitats and can be harmful and helpful
- 12. large weather system with high winds that forms over a warm ocean
Down
- 1. a long period of time without rain
- 2. when water saturated ground gives way to gravity, also called mudslide
- 3. when rivers overflow due to excess rain and runoff
- 5. when packed snow breaks loose flowing down a mountain wiping out all trees and buildings
- 7. the breaking down of rocks by wind, water and ice
- 9. violent shaking of the land caused by moving tectonic plates