Across
- 5. a very small piece of fire that flies out from something that is burning, or one that is made by rubbing two hard things together, or a flash of light made by electricity
- 8. a place or position
- 11. hot liquid rock found just below the surface of the earth
- 13. very harmful and able to cause illness or death
- 14. someone who studies the sudden, violent movements of the earth connected with earthquakes
- 15. to direct the way that a ship, aircraft, etc. will travel, or to find a direction across, along, or over an area of water or land, often by using a map
- 16. a very long river in the US that runs through Minneapolis, St. Louis, New Orleans, and some other cities to the Gulf of Mexico
- 17. the movement of something in one direction
- 19. an activity in which you have to find your way to somewhere on foot as quickly as possible by using a map and a compass
- 23. one of two halves of the earth, especially above or below the equator
- 24. a situation in which there is not enough food for a great number of people, causing illness and death, or a particular period when this happens
Down
- 1. a small animal with a long, narrow, soft body without arms, legs, or bones
- 2. a volcano that is …………….. is not active but has the ability to be active at a later time
- 3. the grey, black, or white mixture of gas and very small pieces of carbon that is produced when something burns
- 4. a device or hole for catching animals or people and preventing their escape
- 6. an area of water smaller than a lake, often artificially made
- 7. an action, movement, or sound that gives information, a message, a warning, or an order
- 9. a tall building near the coast or shore with a flashing light at the top to warn ships of rocks and other dangers
- 10. the period just before it becomes completely dark in the evening
- 12. a small flying insect that bites people and animals and sucks their blood
- 14. a small creature with eight thin legs that catches insects in a web (= a net made from sticky threads)
- 18. the soft grey or black powder that is left after a substance, especially tobacco, coal, or wood, has burned
- 20. a very small creature like a spider that lives on and sucks the blood of other animals
- 21. an occasion when the sun disappears from view, either completely or partly, while the moon is moving between it and the earth, or when the moon becomes darker while the shadow of the earth moves over it
- 22. a large insect with long back legs that can jump very high and makes a sharp, high noise using its back legs or wings