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Extreme Weather
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earthquakes : Tremors or vibrations in the earths crust.
lightning : ____________ strikes the earths surface with a billion volts of electricity.
tornadoes : Rapidly spinning air that develops from thunderstorms.
floods : __________ caused by high rainfall or snow melting quickly.
tsunamis : A series of very long ocean waves cause by large disturbances.
drought : Caused by very little to no water for long periods of time.
wildfires : Also known as a veldfire and happens in the wilderness or countryside.
heat waves : A time of extreme heat and very little air movement.
landslides : When land gives way or collapses usually after heavy rainfall.
avalanches : When a snow capped mountain is disturbed in some way and the snow tumbles down the mountain.
volcanoes : _____________ look like mountains but they become very hot and lava spills over the top and runs down.
hurricanes : A very extreme tropical storm.
Extreme Weather
Across:2. | When land gives way or collapses usually after heavy rainfall. | 4. | ____________ strikes the earths surface with a billion volts of electricity. | 6. | Tremors or vibrations in the earths crust. | 8. | A series of very long ocean waves cause by large disturbances. |
| 9. | __________ caused by high rainfall or snow melting quickly. | 10. | A time of extreme heat and very little air movement. | 12. | A very extreme tropical storm. |
| | Down:1. | _____________ look like mountains but they become very hot and lava spills over the top and runs down. | 3. | When a snow capped mountain is disturbed in some way and the snow tumbles down the mountain. | 5. | Rapidly spinning air that develops from thunderstorms. |
| 7. | Also known as a veldfire and happens in the wilderness or countryside. | 11. | Caused by very little to no water for long periods of time. |
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Extreme Weather
Across:2. | When land gives way or collapses usually after heavy rainfall. | 4. | ____________ strikes the earths surface with a billion volts of electricity. | 6. | Tremors or vibrations in the earths crust. | 8. | A series of very long ocean waves cause by large disturbances. |
| 9. | __________ caused by high rainfall or snow melting quickly. | 10. | A time of extreme heat and very little air movement. | 12. | A very extreme tropical storm. |
| | Down:1. | _____________ look like mountains but they become very hot and lava spills over the top and runs down. | 3. | When a snow capped mountain is disturbed in some way and the snow tumbles down the mountain. | 5. | Rapidly spinning air that develops from thunderstorms. |
| 7. | Also known as a veldfire and happens in the wilderness or countryside. | 11. | Caused by very little to no water for long periods of time. |
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