Earth's Weather

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Across
  1. 1. individual crystals clump together as they fall form ___
  2. 2. giant whirling storms accompanied destructive winds
  3. 5. the ___ stage is when the thunderstorm actually happens
  4. 8. another name for the water cycle is called the ____ cycle
  5. 10. The cylinder of thick whirling clouds and rain that surround the eye of the hurricane
  6. 11. the ___ stage is the stage when the thunderstorm starts to disappear
  7. 12. The center of the hurricane, a region of very low pressure a few miles wide about which the storm rotates
  8. 14. snow and rain are examples of ____
Down
  1. 1. the combination of the low pressure bulge, the wind pushed water and the waves produce elevated water levels called
  2. 3. the most common storms in the atmosphere are ____
  3. 4. layered balls of ice that form in strong thunderstorms are called __
  4. 6. a current of rising air that may be triggered by convection
  5. 7. the air in the vicinity of the channel expands explosively due to the heat forming a shock wave of sound called __
  6. 9. an abrupt discharge of electricity through the air
  7. 10. the process when liquid or ocean water forms into gas
  8. 13. drizzle is sometimes called ___
  9. 15. a narrow funnel of powerful rapidly whirling winds, usually created by severe thunderstorm