Science Vocab (Chapter 16)
Across
- 2. An instrument used to measure wind direction.
- 5. An instrument used to measure air pressure.
- 6. Thing, feathery white clouds found at high altitudes.
- 9. intense storm systems that produce strong winds, heavy rain, lightning, and thunder.
- 11. An instrument used to measure relative humidity
- 13. A large body of air that has the same temperature and moisture throughout.
- 17. Clouds that form in layers
- 18. Humidity The amount of moisture the air contains compared with the maximum amount it can hold at a particular temperature
- 21. A small, rotating column of air with high wind speeds and low central pressure that touches the ground.
- 22. A tool used to measure air temperature.
- 24. The change of state from a gas to a liquid.
- 25. The temperature to which air must cool to be completely saturated
- 27. A large rotating tropical weather system with wind speeds equal or greater than 119 km/h.
Down
- 1. The condition of the atmosphere at a particular time and place
- 3. Puffy, white clouds that tend to have flat bottoms
- 4. Water in liquid or solid form that moves from the atmosphere to the land and ocean.
- 7. A prediction of future weather conditions.
- 8. An instrument used to measure wind direction.
- 10. LInes that connect points of equal air pressure.
- 12. An instrument used to measure wind speed.
- 14. amount of water vapor or moisture in the air.
- 15. A collection of millions of tiny water droplets or crystals.
- 16. The large electrical discharge that occurs between two oppositely charged surfaces
- 17. Weather that causes property damage and possible death.
- 19. A small circle showing the location of a weather station along with a set of symbols and numbers surrounding it that represent weather data
- 20. The boundary that forms between two different air masses
- 23. The sound that results from the rapid expansion of air along a lightning strike
- 26. Cycle The Continuous movement of water sources into the air, onto land, into and over the ground, and back to the water sources.