Natural Disasters

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Across
  1. 2. The Indian Ocean Tsunami occurred on ------ Day , 2004.
  2. 3. The act of deliberately lighting a fire
  3. 5. The North American term for tropical cyclones.
  4. 10. The name of the plate on which Australia is located.
  5. 13. Bushfires can be caused naturally by this.
  6. 16. The Earth's surface is made up of -------- plates.
  7. 18. El Nino events cause this natural disaster.
  8. 19. Natural Disasters are often characterized by their -----.
Down
  1. 1. The crack created in the Earth's crust following an earthquake.
  2. 4. A scientist who studies volcanoes
  3. 6. Occurs after heavy rainfall.
  4. 7. Australia's greatest natural disaster, Black --------.
  5. 8. One of the most common natural disasters faced by Australians
  6. 9. The name of the Hurricane to hit New Orleans in 2005.
  7. 11. Occur when there is movement of rock, earth or debris down a slope.
  8. 12. The name given to volcanoes located on the edge of the Pacific Ocean, Ring of ----.
  9. 14. Our environment is full of natural -------.
  10. 15. The part of the Earth's structure where humans live.
  11. 17. The natural disaster created by an undersea earthquake