Science crossword Atmosphere & Weather
Across
- 4. clouds that form at or near the ground
- 5. raindrops that fall through layers of air that are below 30 degrees
- 6. rain falls and lands on cold surfaces and freezes
- 7. a breeze coming from land toward the sea
- 8. a breeze coming from the sea toward the land
- 9. the force of gases pressing down on the surface of the earth
- 13. occurs whe water vapor condenses directly onto a surface
- 15. the amount of water vapor in the air
Down
- 1. an instrument used to measure air pressure
- 2. circulations of warm and cold ocean waters in convection patterns
- 3. the layer of te atmosphere closest to the earth all weather occurs here
- 10. energy that comes to earth directly from the sun
- 11. lines on weather map that connect areas of equal temperature readings
- 12. the process of changing a liquid to a gas ;water enters the atmosphere
- 14. the day-to-day conditions of the atmoshere