Weather
Across
- 7. A swirling mass of air that produces strong winds and heavy rain
- 8. FRONT A large mass of air that has different temperatures and moisture levels
- 9. A measure of the amount of water vapor in the air
- 12. The distance at which objects and landmarks can be seen in the atmosphere
- 13. A violent storm with strong winds, heavy rain, thunder, and lightning
- 14. An intense weather event that brings heavy snowfall
Down
- 1. The forecasted weather conditions for a particular area and time
- 2. The process by which sunlight is trapped in the Earth's atmosphere, causing temperatures to rise
- 3. The layer of gases that surround Earth and regulate temperature and weather patterns
- 4. Cloudy weather with gray and dark clouds that often brings rain
- 5. A type of precipitation that falls as frozen water crystals
- 6. A change in the weather that brings colder temperatures, often with snow or sleet
- 10. The line on a map that shows where the temperature is the same
- 11. The process by which water droplets in the clouds combine to form larger droplets and eventually fall as rain
- 15. Precipitation in the form of water droplets falling from the clouds