Cyclones

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 3. Bad weather with strong wind and rain (5)
  2. 5. Low in temperature; also a sniffly illness (4)
  3. 6. Water falling from clouds (4)
  4. 7. A message informing of danger (7)
  5. 8. A visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude (plural) (6)
  6. 10. A severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (9)
  7. 12. An area that is approximately central within some larger region (3)
  8. 13. The end of life (5)
  9. 14. Moving air (4)

Down

  1. 1. Having strength or power greater than average or expected (6)
  2. 2. A cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption (7)
  3. 3. A swift whirling motion (4)
  4. 4. Wetness caused by water (8)
  5. 5. A violent rotating windstorm (7)
  6. 9. How fast something moves (5)
  7. 11. A mixture of gases required for breathing (3)