Across
- 3. cyclone A severe storm with high winds that spiral around a calm center
- 5. A windstorm that blows hot air, dust, and grit
- 7. A storm that drops hail, or lumps of ice
- 9. eruption the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material
- 10. A very heavy flow of water, which is greater than the normal flow of water and goes over the stream's normal channel.
- 13. A long period of dry weather
- 14. A huge destructive wave (especially one caused by an earthquake)
- 15. The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface.
Down
- 1. a depression produced in a region where soluble rock has been removed by groundwater
- 2. a usually brief, heavy storm that consists of rain, strong winds, lightning, and thunder
- 4. A great mass of ice, earth, or snow mixed with rocks sliding down a mountain
- 6. A severe snowstorm with high winds and low visibility.
- 8. an uncontrolled fire that burns in the wildland vegetation, often in rural areas.
- 11. A slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
- 12. A rapidly whirling, funnel-shaped cloud that reaches down to touch Earth's surface.