Natural Disasters

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Across
  1. 2. Caused by lack of precipitation.
  2. 5. These are measured on the Richter scale.
  3. 6. Sometimes caused by an underwater earthquake.
  4. 7. Occurs when a layer of snow collapses and slides downhill.
  5. 8. This can be active, dormant, or extinct.
Down
  1. 1. Sometimes caused by a rainfall on a mountain.
  2. 3. Hurricanes are swirling storms that form over water. A swirling storm that forms over land is called a...
  3. 4. A sudden, local flood (usually caused by heavy rain) is called a ... flood.