Natural disasters

5. a small storm often accompanied by heavy precipitation and frequent thunder and lightning
8. great mass of falling snow and ice
10. a circular depression formed when the roof of a cave collapses
12. a severe storm with high winds that spiral around a calm center
13. a large fire that spreads quickly over a natural area
14. a windstorm that blows hot air, dust, and grit

1. A heavy snowstorm with strong winds
2. the shaking that results from movement of rock beneath earths surface
3. a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain
4. a long period of dry weather
6. a storm with small balls of ice that fall like rain
7. an overflowing of water in a normally dry area
9. eruption the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material
11. a giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor