Natural Hazards

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Across
  1. 3. a localized, very intense low-pressure wind system, forming over tropical oceans and with winds of hurricane force.
  2. 4. a storm with a violent wind
  3. 7. a mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside.
  4. 9. a collapse of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff
  5. 11. long, high sea wave caused by an earthquake or other disturbance
  6. 13. a sudden violent shaking of the ground
  7. 14. an overflow of water
  8. 16. the centre of the earth
  9. 17. winds rotating inwards
Down
  1. 1. a mountain or hill with lava in it
  2. 2. abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water
  3. 3. 7 major plates of the earth
  4. 5. a person killed or injured in a war or accident
  5. 6. a storm of heavy hail
  6. 8. a period of heat
  7. 9. the occurrence of a natural electrical discharge
  8. 10. the middle layer of earth
  9. 12. a fire in scrub or a forest
  10. 15. strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow.
  11. 17. the outer layer of the earth