Weather Terms

2. Solid precipitation in the form of ice pellets form when raindrops
5. pressure The weight of air pressing down on earth, changing from place to place, and this causes air to move
6. The process of changing a liquid (like water) to a vapor
8. Any disturbed state of the atmosphere that creates unpleasant weather like rain, lightning, thunder, hail, snow, sleet, and freezing rain
9. Liquid precipitation in the form of water drops that falls from clouds for several hours
10. The movement of air
11. The amount of water vapor in the air
12. An enormous and very hot spark of electricity produced by thunderstorms

1. the change of water vapor to liquid water, as when fog or dew forms.
3. An intense winter storm with winds of 35 m.p.h. or higher with falling and/or blowing snow
4. A cloud on the ground that reduces visibility.
7. tiny water droplets of ice crystals floating in the air above the surface
8. Precipitation that is composed of white ice crystals that fall from clouds
10. vapor It’s a gas in the atmosphere. There is very little of it in the air
11. A mixture of liquid and frozen precipitation that is icy