Extreme weather conditions - ESL worksheet by LIA THE TEACHER - Free Printable

Let's solve this "Extreme Weather Conditions" worksheet step by step.

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Part 1: Match the Words to the Pictures

We are given these words:
- flooding
- hurricane
- tornado
- earthquake
- volcano
- drought
- wildfire
- tsunami

Now, let’s match each word to the correct picture:

1. First row, left: A large funnel-shaped cloud spinning — this is a tornado.
2. First row, middle: A giant wave crashing over land — this is a tsunami.
3. First row, right: Trees burning in flames — this is a wildfire.
4. Second row, left: A house shaking with cracks — this is an earthquake.
5. Second row, middle: Houses surrounded by water — this is flooding.
6. Second row, right: A mountain erupting with lava — this is a volcano.
7. Third row, left: Dark clouds and rain — this could be part of a hurricane, but it's not labeled directly. However, the clue below refers to "heavy rain and strong wind" for hurricane.
8. Third row, middle: Trees bending in strong wind — this is hurricane (windy conditions).
9. Third row, right: Cracked dry ground with one dead tree — this is drought.

So, filling in under the pictures:

| Picture | Word |
|--------|------|
| Tornado | tornado |
| Tsunami | tsunami |
| Wildfire | wildfire |
| Earthquake | earthquake |
| Flooding | flooding |
| Volcano | volcano |
| Hurricane (wind) | hurricane |
| Drought | drought |

> Note: The image with dark clouds might be hinting at a storm, but since "hurricane" is also described by strong wind and rain, and there's a separate image showing trees bent by wind, both can be linked to hurricane.

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Part 2: Crossword Puzzle

#### Clues:

ACROSS
2. It's a fast wave that crosses the ocean and hits the land → tsunami
5. People's houses are full of water and mud → flooding
6. It's a sudden and violent shaking of ground → earthquake

DOWN
1. There's heavy rain and strong wind → hurricane
3. The land is very dry and crops can't grow without rain → drought
4. It's a rotating column of air and dust → tornado

Now, let’s fill in the crossword grid.

We have:

```
1
2 3
4 5 6
7 8
```

But from clues:

- Across 2: tsunami (7 letters)
- Across 5: flooding (8 letters)
- Across 6: earthquake (10 letters)
- Down 1: hurricane (9 letters)
- Down 3: drought (7 letters)
- Down 4: tornado (7 letters)

Let’s sketch the grid based on intersections.

Assuming standard crossword layout:

```
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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1 | | | | | | | | | |
2 | | | | | | | | | |
3 | | | | | | | | | |
4 | | | | | | | | | |
5 | | | | | | | | | |
6 | | | | | | | | | |
7 | | | | | | | | | |
8 | | | | | | | | | |
9 | | | | | | | | | |
```

Wait — better to use the actual clues.

Looking at the structure:

From the image, the crossword has:

- Across 2: 7 letters → tsunami
- Across 5: 8 letters → flooding
- Across 6: 10 letters → earthquake
- Down 1: 9 letters → hurricane
- Down 3: 7 letters → drought
- Down 4: 7 letters → tornado

Let’s place them.

Let’s assume:

- Down 1 (9 letters): hurricane → starts at top, goes down.
- Across 2: tsunami → must intersect with Down 1 at second letter.
- So if "hurricane" is down, then across 2 must start at the second row, first column? But "tsunami" is 7 letters, so likely placed horizontally.

Better approach: Let's try placing hurricane as a vertical word starting at (1,1), going down 9 rows.

Then:

- Across 2: starts at (2,1)? But “tsunami” is 7 letters. If “hurricane” is vertical, then:
- Row 1, col 1: H
- Row 2, col 1: U
- Row 3, col 1: R
- Row 4, col 1: R
- Row 5, col 1: I
- Row 6, col 1: C
- Row 7, col 1: A
- Row 8, col 1: N
- Row 9, col 1: E

Now, Across 2: “tsunami” → 7 letters → probably row 2, starting at col 2?

But we need to find where the clues fit.

Alternatively, perhaps the grid is smaller.

Looking at the visual: the crossword has:

- One long horizontal word at bottom: likely earthquake (10 letters) → Across 6
- Above it: Across 5: flooding (8 letters)
- Across 2: tsunami (7 letters)
- Down 1: hurricane (9 letters) → vertical
- Down 3: drought (7 letters)
- Down 4: tornado (7 letters)

Let’s build it.

Assume:

- Across 6: earthquake → 10 letters → occupies columns 1–10, row 6
- Across 5: flooding → 8 letters → row 5, columns 2–9?
- Across 2: tsunami → 7 letters → row 2, columns 2–8?

But we need intersections.

Let’s suppose:

- Down 1: hurricane → starts at (1,1), goes down to (9,1)
- Then Across 2: starts at (2,2), must be tsunami → so (2,2) = T, (2,3)=S, etc.
- But (2,1) = U (from hurricane), so (2,1)=U, (2,2)=T → okay.

So:

Row 1: H _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Row 2: U T S U N A M I
Row 3: R _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Row 4: R _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Row 5: I F L O O D I N G
Row 6: C E A R T H Q U A K E

Wait — but “flooding” is 8 letters. So if it starts at (5,2), then:

(5,2) = F, (5,3)=L, ..., (5,9)=G → that works.

Similarly, “earthquake” is 10 letters → (6,1) to (6,10)

But (6,1) = C (from hurricane), so C-E-A-R-T-H-Q-U-A-K-E → that fits.

So:

- Down 1: H, U, R, R, I, C, A, N, E → hurricane ✔
- Across 2: T-S-U-N-A-M-I → tsunami ✔
- Across 5: F-L-O-O-D-I-N-G → flooding ✔
- Across 6: C-E-A-R-T-H-Q-U-A-K-E → earthquake ✔

Now Down 3: “The land is very dry…” → drought (7 letters)

Where can this go?

Down 3: must start at (1,3) or (1,4), etc.

Look at column 3:

- Row 1: ? (HURRICANE has H,U,R,R,I,C,A,N,E — so col 1 only)
- Col 3: Row 2: S (from tsunami), Row 3: ?, Row 4: ?, Row 5: O, Row 6: R

Wait — let's reconstruct the grid properly.

Let’s make a table.

We know:

- Down 1 (col 1): H, U, R, R, I, C, A, N, E → rows 1 to 9
- Across 2 (row 2): T, S, U, N, A, M, I → so row 2, cols 2 to 8
- Across 5 (row 5): F, L, O, O, D, I, N, G → cols 2 to 9
- Across 6 (row 6): C, E, A, R, T, H, Q, U, A, K, E → 10 letters → cols 1 to 10

So:

Row 6: C E A R T H Q U A K E (10 letters)

Row 5: _ F L O O D I N G → 8 letters → must be cols 2–9 → so col 1 is blank? Or maybe it starts at col 2.

But col 1 row 5: from hurricane → I (row 5, col 1 = I)

So row 5: I F L O O D I N G → 9 letters? No — “flooding” is 8 letters.

Wait — mistake.

“Flooding” is 8 letters: F-L-O-O-D-I-N-G

So if it starts at (5,2), then:

- (5,2)=F
- (5,3)=L
- (5,4)=O
- (5,5)=O
- (5,6)=D
- (5,7)=I
- (5,8)=N
- (5,9)=G

So row 5: [col1] = I (from hurricane), [col2]=F, [col3]=L, ..., [col9]=G

That works.

Now row 2: (2,1)=U, (2,2)=T, (2,3)=S, (2,4)=U, (2,5)=N, (2,6)=A, (2,7)=M, (2,8)=I → 7 letters → “tsunami”

Now Down 3: “drought” → 7 letters

Where can it go?

Check column 3:

- Row 1: ? (col 3, row 1) — from hurricane: col 1 only → so col 3, row 1 is blank unless another word
- Row 2: S (from tsunami)
- Row 3: ?
- Row 4: ?
- Row 5: O
- Row 6: R

So col 3: S, ?, ?, O, R → doesn’t form “drought”

Try column 4:

- Row 2: U
- Row 3: ?
- Row 4: ?
- Row 5: O
- Row 6: T

No.

Column 5:

- Row 2: N
- Row 3: ?
- Row 4: ?
- Row 5: D
- Row 6: H

Not matching.

Column 6:

- Row 2: A
- Row 3: ?
- Row 4: ?
- Row 5: I
- Row 6: Q

No.

Column 7:

- Row 2: M
- Row 3: ?
- Row 4: ?
- Row 5: N
- Row 6: U

No.

Column 8:

- Row 2: I
- Row 3: ?
- Row 4: ?
- Row 5: G
- Row 6: A

No.

Wait — perhaps Down 3 is not in col 3.

Maybe it’s in a different column.

Another idea: Down 4: “It’s a rotating column of air and dust” → tornado (7 letters)

Let’s look at column 8:

- Row 2: I (from tsunami)
- Row 3: ?
- Row 4: ?
- Row 5: G (from flooding)
- Row 6: A (from earthquake)

No.

Wait — perhaps the grid is not aligned like that.

Alternative approach: Use the clues.

We already have:

- Across 2: tsunami
- Across 5: flooding
- Across 6: earthquake
- Down 1: hurricane
- Down 3: drought
- Down 4: tornado

Now, Down 4 must be tornado (7 letters). Where can it go?

Suppose Down 4 starts at (1,4) → T, R, O, N, A, D, O

Then:

- (1,4)=T
- (2,4)=R
- (3,4)=O
- (4,4)=N
- (5,4)=A
- (6,4)=D
- (7,4)=O

But from earlier:

- Row 2, col 4: from “tsunami” → U (since tsunami: T,S,U,N,A,M,I → col 4 = U)

So (2,4)=U

But for “tornado”, (2,4) should be R → conflict.

So cannot be.

Try Down 4 in col 5?

(1,5)=T, (2,5)=R → but (2,5) is N (from tsunami) → no.

Col 6: (2,6)=A → needs R → no.

Col 7: (2,7)=M → needs O → no.

Col 8: (2,8)=I → needs D → no.

So no column matches for “tornado” if it starts at row 1.

Perhaps it starts later.

But “tornado” is 7 letters, so needs 7 rows.

Maybe it starts at row 2?

Try Down 4: starts at (2,2): T, R, O, N, A, D, O

(2,2)=T → yes, from tsunami → T

(3,2)=R → possible

(4,2)=O → possible

(5,2)=N → but (5,2) is F (from flooding) → no.

Conflict.

Try Down 4: (2,3): T, R, O, N, A, D, O

(2,3)=S → needs T → no.

No.

Wait — perhaps “tornado” is in column 1? But col 1 is “hurricane”.

No.

Another idea: Maybe the crossword is designed differently.

Perhaps “tornado” is not in the same column.

Wait — look at the picture: there’s a tornado shown in the top-left, and a hurricane shown with wind and clouds.

But in the clues:

- Down 4: “It’s a rotating column of air and dust” → this is tornado

But in the image, the tornado is already labeled.

So perhaps the crossword uses all words.

Let’s list the answers again:

We have 8 words:

1. flooding
2. hurricane
3. tornado
4. earthquake
5. volcano
6. drought
7. wildfire
8. tsunami

But the crossword only has 6 clues.

So some words are used in the images, others in the puzzle.

In the crossword, the clues are:

- ACROSS:
- 2: tsunami
- 5: flooding
- 6: earthquake

- DOWN:
- 1: hurricane
- 3: drought
- 4: tornado

So the words used in the crossword are:
- tsunami
- flooding
- earthquake
- hurricane
- drought
- tornado

Missing: volcano and wildfire — they are used in the image labels.

So the crossword does not include volcano or wildfire.

Back to solving.

Let’s try placing:

- Down 1: hurricane → 9 letters → col 1, rows 1–9
- Across 2: tsunami → 7 letters → must be in row 2, cols 2–8
- Across 5: flooding → 8 letters → row 5, cols 2–9
- Across 6: earthquake → 10 letters → row 6, cols 1–10

So row 6: C E A R T H Q U A K E

Row 5: I F L O O D I N G → wait, “flooding” is 8 letters, so if it starts at col 2, then col 1 is I (from hurricane), so row 5: I F L O O D I N G → that’s 9 characters? No.

“flooding” = F-L-O-O-D-I-N-G → 8 letters.

So if it starts at (5,2), then:

- (5,2)=F
- (5,3)=L
- (5,4)=O
- (5,5)=O
- (5,6)=D
- (5,7)=I
- (5,8)=N
- (5,9)=G

So row 5: col1=I, col2=F, col3=L, col4=O, col5=O, col6=D, col7=I, col8=N, col9=G

Now, row 2: (2,1)=U, (2,2)=T, (2,3)=S, (2,4)=U, (2,5)=N, (2,6)=A, (2,7)=M, (2,8)=I

Now Down 3: drought → 7 letters → must be in a column with 7 cells.

Try col 4:

- (1,4)=?
- (2,4)=U
- (3,4)=?
- (4,4)=?
- (5,4)=O
- (6,4)=T
- (7,4)=?

So sequence: ?, U, ?, ?, O, T, ?

Doesn't match “drought”: D-R-O-U-G-H-T

No.

Col 5:

- (2,5)=N
- (5,5)=O
- (6,5)=H

No.

Col 6:

- (2,6)=A
- (5,6)=D
- (6,6)=Q

No.

Col 7:

- (2,7)=M
- (5,7)=I
- (6,7)=U

No.

Col 8:

- (2,8)=I
- (5,8)=N
- (6,8)=A

No.

Col 9:

- (5,9)=G
- (6,9)=K

No.

Only possibility: Down 4 must be tornado

Try col 3:

- (2,3)=S
- (5,3)=L
- (6,3)=A

No.

Col 2:

- (2,2)=T
- (5,2)=F
- (6,2)=E

No.

Col 1: already hurricane.

So perhaps the crossword is designed such that down 4 is in a column not yet filled.

Wait — maybe “tornado” is not in the main grid.

But it must be.

Another idea: Perhaps “tornado” is in the same column as “hurricane”?

No.

Wait — perhaps the crossword has fewer rows.

Maybe the grid is:

- 6 rows, 10 columns

And:

- Down 1: hurricane (9 letters) → impossible if only 6 rows.

So contradiction.

Unless the grid is larger.

Looking back at the image: the crossword has:

- Across 2: 7 letters
- Across 5: 8 letters
- Across 6: 10 letters
- Down 1: 9 letters
- Down 3: 7 letters
- Down 4: 7 letters

So minimum grid size: 9 rows, 10 columns.

Let’s build it.

Let’s define:

- Down 1: hurricane → col 1, rows 1 to 9: H,U,R,R,I,C,A,N,E
- Across 2: tsunami → row 2, cols 2 to 8: T,S,U,N,A,M,I
- Across 5: flooding → row 5, cols 2 to 9: F,L,O,O,D,I,N,G
- Across 6: earthquake → row 6, cols 1 to 10: C,E,A,R,T,H,Q,U,A,K,E

Now, check intersections:

- (2,1) = U (from hurricane)
- (2,2) = T (from tsunami) → good
- (5,1) = I (from hurricane)
- (5,2) = F (from flooding) → good
- (6,1) = C (from earthquake) → matches (6,1) = C from hurricane? No — (6,1) = C, but hurricane has C at row 6, col 1 → yes, because hurricane: row 6 = C

Yes! So (6,1) = C

And (6,2) = E (earthquake), but (5,2) = F, so no conflict.

Now, Down 3: drought → 7 letters

Try col 4:

- (1,4) = ?
- (2,4) = U (tsunami)
- (3,4) = ?
- (4,4) = ?
- (5,4) = O (flooding)
- (6,4) = T (earthquake)
- (7,4) = ?
- (8,4) = ?
- (9,4) = ?

So if drought starts at (1,4): D,R,O,U,G,H,T

But (2,4) = U → should be R → no.

Start at (2,4): R,O,U,G,H,T — but (2,4)=U → no.

No.

Try col 5:

- (2,5)=N
- (5,5)=O
- (6,5)=H

No.

Col 6:

- (2,6)=A
- (5,6)=D
- (6,6)=Q

No.

Col 7:

- (2,7)=M
- (5,7)=I
- (6,7)=U

No.

Col 8:

- (2,8)=I
- (5,8)=N
- (6,8)=A

No.

Col 9:

- (5,9)=G
- (6,9)=K

No.

Col 10:

- (6,10)=E

Only one cell.

So no column has a 7-letter run.

This suggests our assumption is wrong.

Perhaps “earthquake” is not 10 letters? But it is.

Wait — “earthquake” is 10 letters: E-A-R-T-H-Q-U-A-K-E

Yes.

Perhaps the crossword has a different layout.

Given the complexity, and since the image is not perfectly clear, let’s focus on the image labeling which is more straightforward.

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✔ Final Answer: Image Labels

Under each picture, write the correct word:

1. Tornado – funnel cloud
2. Tsunami – giant wave
3. Wildfire – burning trees
4. Earthquake – shaking house
5. Flooding – water around houses
6. Volcano – erupting mountain
7. Hurricane – strong wind and rain (or bent trees)
8. Drought – cracked dry land

So:

| Picture | Label |
|--------|-------|
| 1. Funnel cloud | tornado |
| 2. Giant wave | tsunami |
| 3. Burning forest | wildfire |
| 4. Shaking house | earthquake |
| 5. Flooded houses | flooding |
| 6. Erupting volcano | volcano |
| 7. Windy trees | hurricane |
| 8. Dry cracked ground | drought |

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✔ Crossword Answers

Based on clues:

- Across 2: tsunami
- Across 5: flooding
- Across 6: earthquake
- Down 1: hurricane
- Down 3: drought
- Down 4: tornado

Even though the grid placement is complex, the answers are:

- 2: tsunami
- 5: flooding
- 6: earthquake
- 1: hurricane
- 3: drought
- 4: tornado

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✔ Summary

Image Labels:
1. tornado
2. tsunami
3. wildfire
4. earthquake
5. flooding
6. volcano
7. hurricane
8. drought

Crossword Answers:
- Across 2: tsunami
- Across 5: flooding
- Across 6: earthquake
- Down 1: hurricane
- Down 3: drought
- Down 4: tornado

All words from the box are used.

✔ Solution Complete.