Weather
Across
- 1. a tool that measures wind speed
- 4. water that falls back to earth as rain, sleet, snow, or hail
- 8. a mass of air moving over an area bringing rain and increasing temperature
- 9. the dampness of the air based on the amount of water vapor present
- 10. a storm that forms quickly, lasts a short while, and is difficult to prepare for
- 11. a tall dark cloud that can produce severe weather
- 13. the movement of water from the land to sky and back again
- 14. a scientist who can make weather predictions
- 15. a gas in the troposphere also known as humidity
- 17. stage of the water cycle in which water vapor turns back into liquid droplets
- 18. the gas that makes up about 75% of the troposphere
- 19. an instrument that tells the direction the wind is coming from
Down
- 2. heat energy turns liquid water into water vapor
- 3. a mass of air moving over an area bringing storms and decreasing temperature
- 5. a tool used to measure temperature
- 6. a storm formed over the ocean bringing heavy winds and rain
- 7. storm with lightning, thunder, and rain
- 11. a thin, wispy cloud formed of ice crystals
- 12. a tool that catches precipitation and shows how many inches or cm have fallen
- 16. level of the atmosphere where weather occurs