Natural disasters

4. a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
5. low body temperature
8. a usually brief, heavy storm that consists of rain, strong winds, lightning, and thunder
10. soil, rock, and water movement caused by saturated soil from heavy rains
12. Widespread outbreaks of disease
14. A violent winter storm characterized by freezing temperatures, strong winds, and blowing snow
15. a long period without rain

1. occur naturally in grasslands and forests and are caused by lightning and humans
2. a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
3. A giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor.
5. A severe storm that develops over tropical oceans and whose strong winds of more than 120 km/h spiral in toward the intensely low-pressure storm center
6. a storm with small balls of ice that fall like rain
7. A rapidly whirling, funnel-shaped cloud that reaches down to touch Earth's surface.
9. A very heavy flow of water, which is greater than the normal flow of water and goes over the stream's normal channel.
11. Magma that reaches Earth's surface
13. 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.