Weather

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Across
  1. 3. An arch of colors visible in the sky, caused by the refraction and dispersion of the sun's light by rain or other water droplets.
  2. 4. The star around which the earth orbits, providing the light and heat necessary for life.
  3. 6. A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust.
  4. 8. A visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere, typically high above the ground.
  5. 10. Atmospheric water vapor frozen into ice crystals and falling in light white flakes.
  6. 11. A thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface that restricts visibility.
  7. 12. A violent disturbance of the atmosphere with strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow.
  8. 13. The perceptible natural movement of the air, especially in the form of a current of air blowing from a particular direction.
Down
  1. 1. Pellets of frozen rain which fall in showers from cumulonimbus clouds.
  2. 2. The natural satellite of the earth, visible by reflected light from the sun.
  3. 4. A fixed luminous point in the night sky which is a large, remote incandescent body like the sun.
  4. 5. Moisture condensed from the atmosphere that falls visibly in separate drops.
  5. 7. A loud rumbling or crashing noise heard after a lightning flash due to the expansion of rapidly heated air.
  6. 9. A sudden electrostatic discharge that occurs during a thunderstorm, creating a bright flash.
  7. 10. The region of the atmosphere and outer space seen from the earth.