Natural Disasters

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Across
  1. 2. A giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor
  2. 6. A small storm often accompanied by heavy precipitation and frequent thunder and lightning
  3. 8. An overflowing of water in a normally dry area
  4. 9. A depression produced in a region where soluble rock has been removed by groundwater
  5. 12. A severe storm with high winds that spiral around a calm center
  6. 13. The shaking results from the movement of rock beneath Earths surface
  7. 14. heavy snow storm
  8. 15. A windstorm that blows hot air, dust, and grit
Down
  1. 1. A large fire that spreads quickly over a natural area
  2. 3. The sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material
  3. 4. A long period of day weather
  4. 5. A slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
  5. 7. Rotating column of air with high damaging winds/funnel shaped cloud that touched the ground
  6. 10. A storm with small balls of ice that fall like rain
  7. 11. Great mass of falling snow