Across
- 3. a large fire that spreads quickly over woodland or brush
- 6. the sliding down a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff
- 8. a storm of heavy hail
- 9. a severe snowstorm with high winds and low visibility
- 11. a great mass of ice, earth, or snow mixed with rocks sliding down a mountainside
- 13. a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system
- 14. a storm with thunder and lightning and typically also heavy rain or hail
- 15. a prolonged period of abnormally low amount of precipitation leading to a shortage of water
Down
- 1. cyclone a localized, very intense low-pressure wind system, forming over tropical oceans and with winds of hurricane force
- 2. A long high sea wave caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide, or other disturbances
- 4. eruption event in which molten rock spews out a volcano to the surface of Earth as ash, lava, and gases; major geological event that occurs when a dense plate subducts below a less dense plate
- 5. an overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines, especially over what is normally dry land
- 7. a cavity in the ground, especially in limestone bedrock, caused by water erosion and providing a route for surface water to disappear underground
- 10. a strong wind carrying clouds of sand with it, especially in a desert
- 12. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth’s crust or volcanic action