Alewine Weather Unit Crossword
Across
- 3. device that measures the amount of precipitation that has fallen
- 4. occurs when water vapor cools and turns into a liquid
- 11. device that measures temperature
- 12. thin, feathery, high level clouds; indicates clear weather
- 13. vane device that measure the direction of the wind
- 14. warm water current that warms coastal weather
- 16. edge of a cool air mass; brings a line of showers or thunderstorms
- 17. weight of the Earth's atmosphere pressing down upon its surface
- 18. layered low level clouds;indicates rain
- 19. device that measures air pressure
- 20. occurs when liquid water turns into a gas
Down
- 1. air current that affects weather in north america
- 2. water that falls as snow sleet or hail
- 5. puffy, low-level clouds
- 6. the current conditions of the atmosphere
- 7. the average conditions in an area over time
- 8. edge of a warm air mass; brings heavy rain
- 9. half of the globe
- 10. evaporation of water out of the leaves of plants
- 13. the cycle that moves water across the planet and throughout the atmosphere
- 15. device that measures wind speed