Weather Puzzle
Across
- 4. marked by or exposed to strong winds
- 6. a form of precipitation consisting of ice pellets, often mixed with rain or snow
- 8. a storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean
- 9. a thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface which obscures or restricts visibility
- 10. a loud rumbling or crashing noise heard after a lightning flash due to the expansion of rapidly heated air
- 11. a destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud
- 13. water falling in drops condensed from vapor in the atmosphere
- 14. pellets of frozen rain which fall in showers from cumulonimbus clouds
- 15. covered with or characterized by clouds
Down
- 1. bright with sunlight
- 2. atmospheric water vapor frozen into ice crystals and falling in light white flakes or lying on the ground as a white layer
- 3. a storm with thunder and lightning and typically also heavy rain or hail
- 5. the degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object
- 7. the flashing of light produced by a discharge of atmospheric electricity
- 12. a severe snowstorm with high winds and low visibility