Across
- 2. Fragments of Earth’s crust that interact with one another causing various geologic events like volcanoes, earthquakes, and tsunamis.
- 5. A natural event that can cause great damage.
- 6. A scientist who studies earthquakes.
- 7. A scientist who measures atmospheric conditions like temperature, wind speed, and air pressure to predict weather events in large geographic areas.
- 9. A rapidly rotating column of air that occurs when cold air masses and hot air masses collide, causing patterns of circulating air to move at high speeds.
- 10. A large, rapidly rotating storm system that begins over warm water, usually in tropical or subtropical areas, causing high winds, heavy rain, and severe thunderstorms.
Down
- 1. A scientific instrument that measures the size of waves produced from earthquakes.
- 3. A scientist who studies volcanoes and collects data to understand how volcanoes work and uses data to predict when they may erupt.
- 4. A series of huge waves that rush onshore resulting from an earthquake occurring at the ocean floor.
- 8. A shifting of tectonic plates causing breaking of rock and movement of the Earth’s surface, sometimes causing severe destruction to property.