Word Work #4 Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. Clouds Are rain bearing clouds that are dark and ragged at the edges
  2. 5. Winds that blow steadily from specific locations over long distances that form from temperature differences between the equator and the poles that produce giant convection currents in the upper troposphere
  3. 7. Wispy, feathery clouds made of ice crystals that form at high altitudes
  4. 9. Fluffy, white clouds, usually with flat bottoms, that look like rounded heaps of cotton
  5. 11. The flow of cooler air from land to the warmer ocean; occurs at night time
  6. 12. The temperature at which the water vapor in the air becomes saturated and condensation begins
  7. 14. Line drawn on a weather map that connects points having equal temperature
  8. 15. The result of Earth’s rotation on weather patterns, global winds and ocean currents
Down
  1. 1. The transfer of thermal energy by movement of a fluid
  2. 2. A line on a weather map that joins places that have the same air pressure
  3. 4. The flow of cooler air from the ocean to the warmer land; occurs during the day time
  4. 6. Winds that blow over short distances, such as sea and land breezes
  5. 8. Clouds that form in layers that form at the lowest altitudes
  6. 10. The study of the Earth’s atmosphere in relation to weather and climate
  7. 13. The percentage of water vapor in the air compared to the maximum amount of water vapor that air can contain at a particular temperature