Weather

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Across
  1. 3. when the sun is shining brightly; clear skies and no clouds.
  2. 4. Precipitation in the form of water
  3. 5. a severe snowstorm characterized by strong sustained winds and low visibility, lasting for a prolonged period of time—typically at least three or four hours.
  4. 8. a quick & light rainstorm
  5. 10. covered with clouds; no sun is visible.
  6. 13. any form of water falling from the sky
  7. 15. a violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending to the thunderstorm base.
  8. 17. overflow of water that submerges land that is usually dry.
  9. 18. the amount of moisture in the air;
  10. 20. destructive, violently rotating winds, looking like a funnel-shaped cloud and moving with a large storm system.
Down
  1. 1. The movement of air, created by how the sun heats the Earth.
  2. 2. rapidly rotating storm system with a low-pressure center, a closed low-level circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls.
  3. 6. electric spark discharge in the atmosphere, occurring within a thundercloud
  4. 7. the force exerted by air, whether compressed or unconfined
  5. 9. Precipitation in the form of balls or clumps of ice.
  6. 11. filled with clouds
  7. 12. precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals.
  8. 14. a visible collection of particles of water or ice suspended in the air, usually at an elevation above the earth's surface.
  9. 16. a band of colors found in the sky after a rainfall
  10. 19. a cloudlike mass or layer of water droplets or ice crystals near the surface of the earth, reducing visibility.