Unit 3 - Weather and Climate

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Across
  1. 3. What the atmosphere is like at a certain time and place
  2. 9. A strong storm that brings wind, rain, thunder, and lightning.
  3. 12. When not enough rain falls for a long period of time.
  4. 13. A scientist who studies weather.
  5. 14. A large body of air in the atmosphere of the same temperature and humidity.
  6. 15. A tool that is used to find far away objects in the air and measure their distance or speed.
  7. 17. The amount of water vapor in the air.
  8. 18. The blanket of air that surrounds Earth.
  9. 19. A dangerous and powerful mass of spinning air.
  10. 20. A large, spinning storm with strong winds that forms over a warm, tropical ocean.
  11. 23. How warm or cool something is, measured in Celsius or Fahrenheit.
Down
  1. 1. A tool that measures where wind comes from.
  2. 2. An area's typical weather over a long period of time.
  3. 4. When liquid water changes to water vapor.
  4. 5. A tool that measures temperature.
  5. 6. A tool that measures rainfall.
  6. 7. A set of equipment that measures different weather information.
  7. 8. A long lasting snowstorm with a lot of falling or blowing snow.
  8. 10. The gas form of water in the air that you cannot see.
  9. 11. Water that falls to the ground in the form of rain, snow, or sleet.
  10. 16. An area with a dry climate.
  11. 21. A tool that measures wind speed.
  12. 22. An imaginary line around Earth, midway between the North and South poles.