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