Weather
Across
- 3. a device that uses radio waves to locate objects and determine their speeds
- 5. the layers of air that surrounds Earth; made up of various gases, dust particles, and water.
- 8. one of three basic cloud types; clouds that are thin and look like curls of hair.
- 9. a large mass of water droplets and/or ice crystals in the air.
- 10. a measure of how hot or cold something is.
- 13. a storm with strong winds, rain, lightning, and thunder.
- 15. an overflow of water that occurs when a large amount of rain falls in a short period of time, when there is more snow then normal, or if ice jams a river
Down
- 1. one of three basic cloud types; clouds that are flat and form layers low in the sky.
- 2. a severe winter storm with strong wind, cold temperatures, and heavy snowfall.
- 4. water that falls from the sky in either liquid or solid form; includes rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
- 6. one of three basic cloud types; clouds that look puffy and have flat bottoms.
- 7. a severe storm that forms over an ocean; has violent winds and heavy rain.
- 11. a condition of the atmosphere at any particular time and place.
- 12. a violent storm of whirling winds that often includes funnel-shaped cloud.
- 14. when air temperature feels lower than it really is because of cold winds blowing warm air away from the body.