Weather & Climate

3. Moving air caused by differences in air pressure.
6. The invisible blanket of air that surrounds the Earth.
7. A weather tool used to measure air pressure.
8. The distance north or south of the equator, measured in degrees.
9. An imaginary line drawn right around the middle of the Earth, halfway between the North and South Poles.
10. A very large body of air that has similar temperature and moisture throughout.
12. The process where liquid water heats up and turns into a gas.
14. The weight of the Earth's atmosphere pressing down on the surface.
18. The process where water vapor cools and turns back into liquid drops, forming clouds.
19. The boundary or line where two different air masses meet.

1. A measure of how much water vapor is in the air.
2. A weather tool used by meteorologists to measure wind speed.
3. A map that uses symbols to show weather conditions for a specific area.
4. The average, typical weather conditions in an area over a long period of time.
5. The continuous movement of water between the Earth's surface and the air.
9. The height of land above sea level.
11. A large geographic region with a specific climate and specific types of plants and animals.
13. Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls from clouds down to the Earth.
15. Water in the form of an invisible gas in the air.
16. What the air outside is like at a certain time and place (like sunny, rainy, or windy).
17. Water from rain or snow that flows over the ground and into streams or rivers.