Weather and Climate

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Across
  1. 2. clouds, flat, low clouds that stretch across the sky ; usually grey; these clouds usually forecast precipitation
  2. 4. clouds, clouds that form high in the sky; they are thin & wispy; these clouds usually forecast fair to pleasant weather
  3. 7. gauge, a tool that measures precipitation
  4. 9. meteorologist, a person who studies weather
  5. 10. Substance going from a solid to a liquid
  6. 13. a tool that measures wind speed
  7. 14. the changing of a gas to a liquid
  8. 16. the amount of water vapor in the air
  9. 17. an area where warm air rises and pushes down on the earth's surface with less pressure
  10. 18. a prediction of what the weather will be like
  11. 21. the changing of a liquid to a gas
  12. 25. clouds that form at ground level
  13. 26. a measure of the amount of heat energy in the atmosphere
  14. 28. tool that measures humidity
  15. 29. partially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow)
  16. 30. forms over an ocean & has heavy winds and rain. The center of this is called an "eye."
Down
  1. 1. moisture that falls to the ground from clouds; Examples: rain, sleet, snow, hail
  2. 3. water from precipitation that flows over the ground into streams, lakes, and oceans
  3. 5. a tool that measures air pressure
  4. 6. scientific reasoning based on an observation
  5. 8. a manmade instrument that orbits the earth to gather weather data
  6. 11. precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
  7. 12. vane, a tool that shows wind direction
  8. 15. Substance going from a liquid to a solid
  9. 19. a tool used to measure air temperature
  10. 20. pressure, the weight of the air
  11. 22. average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time
  12. 23. formed when warm air rises & cold air fall, which creates turning wind (AKA funnel cloud or twister)
  13. 24. pressure, an area where cold air sinks and pushes down on the earth's surface with more pressure
  14. 27. clouds, puffy, fluffy clouds that are heaped together; these clouds usually forecast a change in the weather