Weather Crossword

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Across
  1. 4. water in gas form
  2. 8. a breeze that blows from the land toward the sea (nighttime breeze)
  3. 9. the layer of gasses surrounding earth that helps support life (weather takes place here)
  4. 10. high, feather-like clouds that usually bring fair weather - made mostly of ice crystals
  5. 11. the force of air molecules pressing on a surface
  6. 12. water is evaporated by the sun, cooled and condensed into clouds, and falls as precipitation
  7. 13. constant winds that are part of a long-term climate pattern
  8. 16. warm water surface current in the Atlantic Ocean that moves up the eastern coast of U.S.
  9. 17. low, gray, layered clouds that often bring heavy mist, snow, or drizzle (includes fog)
  10. 18. a measure of the hotness of a substance, based on the amount of energy of atoms/molecules
  11. 20. instrument attached to an elevated structure - it rotates freely, shows direction of the wind
  12. 21. the process where water changes from a liquid to a gas (forms water vapor)
  13. 22. the boundary between two air masses - usually signals precipitation!
  14. 23. the passage of water through a plant's roots, through its leaves, and into the atmosphere
  15. 24. the vertical distance above or below sea level
  16. 25. major storm that forms over warm ocean water, caused by global weather patterns
  17. 27. the process where water changes from a gas to a liquid (like when clouds form)
Down
  1. 1. a breeze that blows from the sea toward the land (daytime breeze)
  2. 2. an instrument used to measure air pressure
  3. 3. in the atmosphere at any point in time (not over long periods of time-right now)
  4. 5. cotton-like, puffy clouds above Earth - usually bring fair weather
  5. 6. any form of water that falls from the sky (rain, sleet, snow, hail)
  6. 7. strong, narrow bands of wind in the upper atmosphere, usually blow west to east
  7. 14. added as a prefix or suffix to cloud names to indicate RAIN
  8. 15. an instrument used to measure the force or speed of the wind
  9. 19. water that runs over the land to waterways that is neither absorbed nor evaporated
  10. 21. the warming or cooling of Pacific Ocean waters that can cause extreme weather conditions
  11. 26. weather conditions and patterns over long periods of time (includes rainfall and temps)