Weather
Across
- 6. direction of the wind
- 7. What happens when the fog lifts in California?
- 9. the fall of rain.
- 11. a quantity representing the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere or in a gas.
- 13. a storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean.
- 14. the atmospheric temperature (varying according to pressure and humidity) below which water droplets begin to condense and dew can form.
- 15. another term for atmospheric pressure.
- 18. a visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere, typically high above the ground.
- 19. a measure indicating the level of discomfort the average person is thought to experience as a result of the combined effects of the temperature and humidity of the air.
- 20. What bow can’t be tied?
Down
- 1. Why did the woman go outdoors with her purse open?
- 2. What did one volcano say to the other?
- 3. the degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object
- 4. the occurrence of a natural electrical discharge of very short duration and high voltage between a cloud and the ground or within a cloud, accompanied by a bright flash and typically also thunder.
- 5. the cooling effect of wind blowing on a surface.
- 8. a sudden local flood, typically due to heavy rain.
- 10. Why do bananas have to put on sunscreen before they go to the beach?
- 12. an expert in or student of meteorology; a weather forecaster.
- 16. a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system.
- 17. What does a cloud wear under his raincoat?