Weather Crossword
Across
- 4. This is the noise associated with a huge discharge of electricity in the atmosphere
- 7. Flat and layered clouds
- 8. Climate typical of the Northern parts of Australia
- 10. How humidity is measured
- 12. Curley clouds
- 13. Any form of water falling to earth including rain, hail & snow
- 15. This tool is placed in direct sunshine and records in degrees Celsius °C
- 17. Recording unit for a barometer
- 20. This tool is placed in an open area and records precipitation in mm
- 22. The long run average weather pattern over a period of years
Down
- 1. When the air reaches the pint where it is 100% saturated (wet)
- 2. South Australia’s climate
- 3. Type of rainfall that occurs when the ground is heated by the sun
- 5. Lines on a synoptic chart that join places of equal air pressure
- 6. The condition of the atmosphere over a short time (a day)
- 9. On a synoptic chart, this indicates changeable weather or rain
- 10. On a synoptic chart, this indicates fine, stable weather
- 11. The rate of air movement
- 14. Types of clouds that will produce precipitation
- 16. Type of rainfall that happens along areas with a line of hills runs along the coast
- 18. ….pressure (another name for Air Pressure)
- 19. Type of rainfall that happens with a cold front meets a warm air front
- 21. High altitude clouds