Weather and Climate

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Across
  1. 5. gauge, a tool that measures precipitation
  2. 7. pressure, an area where cold air sinks and pushes down on the earth's surface with more pressure
  3. 8. a tool used to measure air temperature
  4. 9. vane, a tool that shows wind direction
  5. 11. a tool that measures air pressure
  6. 16. cycle, the way water changes and moves in Earth's atmosphere and on land; has no beginning or end
  7. 19. a manmade instrument that orbits the earth to gather weather data
  8. 23. partially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow)
  9. 24. moisture that falls to the ground from clouds; Examples: rain, sleet, snow, hail
  10. 27. formed when warm air rises & cold air fall, which creates turning wind (AKA funnel cloud or twister)
  11. 30. the changing of a gas to a liquid
  12. 31. a measure of the amount of heat energy in the atmosphere
Down
  1. 1. an area where warm air rises and pushes down on the earth's surface with less pressure
  2. 2. the amount of water vapor in the air
  3. 3. scientific reasoning based on an observation
  4. 4. pressure, the weight of the air
  5. 6. a prediction of what the weather will be like
  6. 10. clouds, puffy, fluffy clouds that are heaped together; these clouds usually forecast a change in the weather
  7. 12. meteorologist, a person who studies weather
  8. 13. water from precipitation that flows over the ground into streams, lakes, and oceans
  9. 14. Substance going from a solid to a liquid
  10. 15. Substance going from a liquid to a solid
  11. 17. the changing of a liquid to a gas
  12. 18. clouds, clouds that form high in the sky; they are thin & wispy; these clouds usually forecast fair to pleasant weather
  13. 20. forms over an ocean & has heavy winds and rain. The center of this is called an "eye."
  14. 21. a tool that measures wind speed
  15. 22. average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time
  16. 25. tool that measures humidity
  17. 26. clouds that form at ground level
  18. 28. precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
  19. 29. clouds, flat, low clouds that stretch across the sky ; usually grey; these clouds usually forecast precipitation