Types of Weather
Across
- 3. energy that moves from a source through space or matter as waves or particles
- 4. an extended period of unusually low or no rainfall that leads to severe water shortages
- 6. a severe winter storm
- 8. the transfer of heat or electrical energy through direct physical contact between neighboring atoms or particles, without the matter itself moving
- 9. long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns
- 11. an uncontrolled and destructive fire that burns rapidly through natural vegetation
- 12. the short-term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place
- 13. the process of heat transfer through the physical movement of a heated fluid
Down
- 1. a temporary overflow of water onto land that is normally dry
- 2. the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth
- 5. a large, spinning storm that forms over warm ocean water and has wind speeds of at least 74 miles per hour
- 7. a violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground
- 10. the long-term pattern of weather conditions