Across
- 2. a violent storm that is caused by a powerful spinning column of air
- 3. a violent storm with very strong winds which move in a circle. There is often also a long cloud which is narrower at the bottom than the top.
- 6. a large, destructive fire that spreads quickly over woodland or brush.
- 7. a sudden, violent shaking of the earth’s surface
- 10. very strange or unusual
- 11. a large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry
- 12. to damage something by pulling it apart or into pieces or by cutting it on something sharp; to become damaged in this way
- 13. an extremely large wave in the sea caused, for example, by an earthquake
- 14. caused or produced by a volcano
- 15. a violent storm with very strong winds, especially in the western Atlantic Ocean
Down
- 1. a storm during which hail falls from the sky
- 3. a storm with thunder and lightning and usually very heavy rain
- 4. the grey or black powder that is left after something, especially tobacco, wood or coal, has burnt
- 5. a lack of food during a long period of time in a region
- 8. a mass of snow, ice and rock that falls down the side of a mountain
- 9. an occasion when a volcano suddenly throws out burning rocks, smoke, etc.
- 10. a snowstorm with very strong winds