natural disasters
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This worksheet contains a crossword puzzle which revises the vocabulary of natural disasters such as earthquake, flood, hurricane, tsunami, tornado, landslide, volcanic eruption, avalanche, drought.TRANSCRIPT
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3. a sudden, violent shaking of the earth's surface
5. a violent storm with extremely strong winds and heavy rain
7. a sudden explosion when burning rocks, ash, lava are thrown out from a volcano (two
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8. a fire that starts in an area of countryside and spreads very quickly
10. a long period of time when there is little or no rain and crops die
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1. a large mass of rocks and earth that suddenly and quickly moves down the side of a
mountain or hill
2. a large amount of snow and ice that suddenly falls down a mountain
4. an extremely large wave caused by a violent movement of the earth under the sea
6. a very strong wind that goes quickly round in a circle or funnel
9. a large amount of water covering an area of land that is usually dry
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3. a sudden, violent shaking of the earth's surface
5. a violent storm with extremely strong winds and heavy rain
7. a sudden explosion when burning rocks, ash, lava are thrown out from a volcano (two
words)
8. a fire that starts in an area of countryside and spreads very quickly
10. a long period of time when there is little or no rain and crops die
Down
1. a large mass of rocks and earth that suddenly and quickly moves down the side of a
mountain or hill
2. a large amount of snow and ice that suddenly falls down a mountain
4. an extremely large wave caused by a violent movement of the earth under the sea
6. a very strong wind that goes quickly round in a circle or funnel
9. a large amount of water covering an area of land that is usually dry
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