Across
- 4. Sudden shaking of the earth
- 7. a large fire that is dangerously out of control
- 9. A mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside
- 10. A collapse of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff
- 11. A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water
Down
- 1. system of winds rotating inwards to an area of low barometric pressure, with an anticlockwise (northern hemisphere) or clockwise (southern hemisphere) circulation
- 2. A long, high sea wave caused by an earthquake or other disturbance
- 3. a prolonged period of abnormally hot weather
- 5. A violently rotating column of air extending from the base of a thunderstorm down to the ground
- 6. A rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber
- 8. Caused by heavy or excessive rainfall in a short period of time, generally less than 6 hours
- 12. A severe, rotating tropical storm with heavy rains and cyclonic winds exceeding 74 mi (119 km) per hour