Natural disasters

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Across
  1. 1. A long period of dry weather.
  2. 4. An overflowing of water in a normally dry area.
  3. 5. A giant wave usually caused by and earthquake beneath the ocean floor.
  4. 8. A rapidly whirling, funnel-shaped cloud that reaches down from a storm cloud to touch earths surface
  5. 11. A slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff.
  6. 14. A large fire that spreads quickly over a natural area
  7. 15. eruption The sudden occurrence of a violent discharge off steam and volcanic material
Down
  1. 2. A storm with small balls of ice that fall like rain.
  2. 3. A heavy snowstorm with strong winds
  3. 6. The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth’s surface.
  4. 7. Cyclone An intense wind and rain storm that forms over oceans in the tropics.
  5. 9. A storm with thunder and lightning and typically also heavy rain or hail.
  6. 10. Great mass of falling snow and ice
  7. 12. A windstorm that blows hot air, dust, and grit.
  8. 13. A circular depression formed when the roof of a cave collapses