Across
- 3. Occurring within a short time; happening speedily: rapid growth.
- 5. the gaseous envelope surrounding the earth; the air.
- 7. Of or relating to a town or city or its local government.
- 8. Of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy
- 11. A serious bacterial infection that occurs primarily in animals.
- 13. A shaking of a part of the earth's surface that often causes great damage.
- 14. he water on or surrounding the surface of the globe, including the water of the oceans and the water in the atmosphere
- 16. Of or relating to biology or living organisms.
- 17. a vent in the earth's crust through which lava, steam, ashes, etc.
- 18. A release of mechanical, chemical, or nuclear energy in a sudden and often violent manner with the generation of high temperature.
- 20. Of or relating to chemistry.
- 21. the act or process of evacuating, or the condition of being evacuated; discharge or expulsion, as of contents.
- 22. a scale, ranging from 1 to 10, for indicating the intensity of an earthquake.
- 24. Pertaining to or of the nature of a union of states under a central government distinct from the individual governments of the separate states
Down
- 1. a structure that covers or protects people or things.
- 2. a mask-like device containing or attached to a component that filters the air inhaled by the wearer through charcoal and chemicals.
- 4. A radioactive element that is used to make nuclear energy and nuclear weapons.
- 6. 112
- 9. Of or pertaining to a process or substances created by human technology.
- 10. Pertaining to forces in or motions of liquids.
- 12. the use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce, especially for political purposes.
- 15. Having or producing a powerful and dangerous form of energy.
- 19. Of or relating to a large geographic region
- 23. Belonging or relating to a particular area or neighbourhood.