Natural Disasters

2. A high sea wave caused by an earthquake or landslide
4. which forms over tropical or subtropical waters
8. movement of rock, debris, or earth
11. a rapidly rotating column of air that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground. Wind speeds can read 400 kilometers(km) per hour or more.
12. thunderstorms, downbursts, tornadoes, waterspouts, tropical cyclones, extratropical cyclones
14. A natural event such as a flood,
16. Orbits the earth and gives information
17. the weather.

1. A type of storm, also called a tropical
3. Large piece of ice that can move large
5. or hurricane that causes great damage
6. An overflow of water on land which is usually dry. This can be caused by a tsunami, large storm or failure of a dam or levee
7. An opening in the earth’s crust through which lava, volcanic ash, and gases escape
9. a slope due to gravity
10. of earth as they move
13. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements
15. The movement of rocks and sediments by wind, ice, water and gravity
16. the earth’s crust or volcanic action.