Storms & Natural Disasters Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• hurricane: a storm with a violent wind, in particular, a tropical cyclone in the caribbean.
• tornado: a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system.
• tsunami: a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide, or other disturbance
• earthquake: a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
• volcano: a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust.
• wildfire: a large, destructive fire that spreads quickly over woodland or brush.
• snowstorm: a heavy fall of snow, especially with a high wind.
• flood:an overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines, especially over what is normally dry land.
• avalanche: a mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside.
• drought: a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water.