Across
- 3. a large amount of ice, snow, and rock falling quickly down the side of a mountain
- 4. a large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry
- 7. extremely cold
- 8. a mass of wet earth moving suddenly and quickly down a steep slope
- 9. the thin, white layer of ice
- 11. a single drop of rain
- 13. water that flows naturally along a fixed route formed by a channel cut into rock or ground
- 16. an area of low land between hills or mountains
- 18. thin fog produced by very small drops of water
- 19. a flash of bright light in the sky that is produced by electricity moving between clouds or from clouds to the ground:
Down
- 1. having only a short distance from the top to the bottom of a river
- 2. a short period of rain or snow
- 5. an area, often covered with sand or rocks, where there is very little rain and not many plants
- 6. a small piece of snow that falls from the sky.
- 9. injury to someone caused by severe cold, usually to their toes, fingers, ears, or nose, that causes permanent loss of tissue
- 10. the land along the edge of a sea, lake, or wide river
- 12. a long period when there is little or no rain:
- 13. extremely and uncomfortably hot
- 14. weather that is not very cold or not as cold as usual
- 15. small, hard balls of ice that fall from the sky like rain
- 17. a situation in which there is not enough food for a great number of people, causing illness and death
- 20. the sudden loud noise that comes from the sky especially during a storm:
