Natural Disasters Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 3. severe snow storm
  2. 4. a rotating column of air, often called a “twister”
  3. 8. a rapid downward movement of snow
  4. 9. a powerful electrical discharge
  5. 11. a period of severely hot temperatures
  6. 14. earth-driven natural disasters
  7. 15. a sold precipitation of large clumps of ice
Down
  1. 1. intense shaking of Earth’s surface
  2. 2. a downward movement of geological material
  3. 5. a period of low precipitation; water shortage
  4. 6. a large system of inward spiraling winds
  5. 7. a natural disaster that has already occurred
  6. 10. giant waves caused by earthquakes or volcanic eruptions under the sea
  7. 12. an unplanned or uncontrolled fire
  8. 13. overflow of water on land