Across
- 5. which hurricane devastated the state of Louisiana in 2005
- 7. this type of surface increases the risk of flooding
- 8. spinning columns of air
- 11. one stage of hurricane development
- 13. the most common natural hazard
- 15. this is the highest and most destructive rating for hurricanes
- 16. hazard caused by severe weather processes such as flooding and hurricanes
- 17. violent storms that form over warm ocean water
- 18. flooding can cause this to happen
- 19. hazard caused by interior processes such as earthquakes
- 20. this part of hurricane can damage homes and other buildings
Down
- 1. what type of geologic event is Mt. St. Helen
- 2. tornadoes are classified using this scale
- 3. process by which warm air and moisture rise, cool, then sink
- 4. hurricanes are rated using these
- 6. tornadoes start as these
- 9. an extremely destructive event
- 10. semi-circular pattern of volcanic activity in the Pacific Ocean
- 12. this is the name of the hurricane rating system
- 14. these are caused by excessive rainfall