Big Idea 7: Water Cycle and Weather

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Across
  1. 4. A state of matter that has volume but takes the shape of its container.
  2. 6. The process of liquid water changing into water vapor.
  3. 9. The force of air pushing down on Earth's surface.
  4. 11. A tool used to measure temperature.
  5. 14. The forms—solid, liquid, and gas—that materials can exist in.
  6. 17. Rain that freezes into ice pellets before hitting the ground.
  7. 18. The measure of how hot or cold the air is.
  8. 19. A tool that shows which direction the wind is blowing.
  9. 20. Ice crystals that form when water vapor freezes in clouds.
  10. 21. The amount of water vapor in the air.
  11. 23. An instrument that measures air pressure.
  12. 26. The process of water vapor changing into liquid water.
  13. 27. A tool used to measure humidity.
  14. 28. A state of matter that has a definite shape and volume.
Down
  1. 1. How fast the air is moving from one place to another.
  2. 2. Frozen balls of ice that fall during strong storms.
  3. 3. A tool used to measure wind speed.
  4. 5. The continuous movement of water through evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.
  5. 7. Water that falls from the sky as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
  6. 8. Water that flows over the ground into rivers, lakes, and oceans.
  7. 10. Flat, gray clouds that often bring light rain or drizzle.
  8. 12. A tool used to measure how much rain has fallen.
  9. 13. Tall, dark clouds that bring thunderstorms.
  10. 15. Fluffy, white clouds that look like cotton balls.
  11. 16. The way the wind is moving across Earth's surface.
  12. 22. A state of matter with no fixed shape or volume.
  13. 24. The day-to-day conditions of the air around us.
  14. 25. Liquid water that falls from clouds.
  15. 26. Thin, wispy clouds found high in the sky.