Weather 2

2. Type of precipitation when solid water falls from clouds that melts and freezes again
4. zone A climate zone located between the tropics and the polar circles generally characterized by moderate temperatures rather than extremely cold temperatures
7. A very large area of land with a certain kind of climate and certain kinds of organisms living there
9. Moving air
10. A large, tropical weather system in the northeastern Pacific or northern Atlantic Ocean consisting of an extreme low pressure air mass with heavy rains and wind speeds of at least 119 km/h
14. A biome with cold temperatures and not much rain
16. zone A climate zone characterized by very little precipitation and extremely cold temperatures
17. disaster Catastrophe caused by natural forces, not man made forces
18. zone An area with distinct climates around the Earth
19. Type of precipitation when solid water falls from clouds and forms tiny crystals
20. Common
21. Too much water in an area
23. zone A climate zone near the equator characterized by warm temperatures

1. The condition of the atmosphere at a given time and place, such as temperature, cloud cover, wind speed, and rainfall
3. An imaginary line that circles Earth halfway between the North and South poles
5. A sudden movement of Earth’s crust caused by the release of stress accumulated along geologic faults or by volcanic activity
6. A measure of the amount of heat energy in an object or system
8. Type of precipitation when liquid water falls from the clouds
9. The current condition of the air outdoors, such as temperature, cloud cover, wind speed, and rainfall
11. Storms with twisting winds; twisters
12. map A map showing the state of the weather over a large area
13. Water that falls from clouds
15. The distance above sea level
18. The set of weather conditions that prevail in a region year after year
22. Geographic coordinate that specifies the north-south position of a point on Earth’s surface; the distance north or south of the equator