Weather Review Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. When air is heated and the particles move farther apart; brings precipitation
  2. 6. Water that falls from the clouds in the form of rain, snow, hail, or sleet
  3. 8. Feathery clouds which are high in the atmosphere and are associated with fair weather; they often indicate that rain and snow will fall within several hours
  4. 11. Violent, funnel-shaped storms of swirling wind
  5. 12. The use of weather instruments to predict future weather
  6. 15. Fluffy and white clouds with flat bottoms; they usually indicate fair weather
  7. 17. The measure of the amount of heat energy in the atmosphere
  8. 18. Large, puffy clouds with dark bottoms which can produce thunderstorms
  9. 19. The boundary between air masses of different temperature and humidity
  10. 21. Storms with heavy rain, strong winds, thunder, and lightning
  11. 22. An instrument used to measure the temperature of the air
  12. 23. Storms which form over warm ocean waters; they have large swirling clouds which contain heavy rain, very strong winds and can cause major damage
Down
  1. 1. An instrument which measures wind speed
  2. 3. The measure of the amount of moisture in the air
  3. 4. When air is cooled and the particles move closer together; brings clear and sunny weather
  4. 5. This pressure is due to the weight of the air pushing on the Earth and is determined by several factors including the temperature of the air
  5. 7. An instrument which measures air pressure
  6. 9. Smooth, gray clouds that cover the whole sky; they are low-level and bring light rain, drizzle, and ground fog
  7. 10. A mass of warmer air moving into an area
  8. 13. An instrument which measures the amount of precipitation in a certain area
  9. 14. A mass of cooler air moving into an area
  10. 16. The study of weather and weather patterns
  11. 20. The layers of gases surrounding the Earth