Weather Terms

3. frozen water that falls from the sky in the form of ice crystals
4. a type of precipitation that consists of small, hard balls of ice that fall from the sky.
6. the loud sound that follows a lightning flash.
8. the movement of air.
9. The amount of moisture in the air compared to how much it would hold if it were saturated
11. the state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place.
13. water that falls to the ground from clouds in the form of rain, snow, sleet, hail, or freezing rain.
14. a scientific instrument that measures atmospheric pressure.

1. a tool that measures how much rain or snow falls in a specific area over a period of time.
2. liquid water that falls from clouds in the form of drops.
3. a type of precipitation that consists of frozen raindrops or partially frozen snowflakes that fall to the ground.
5. a storm that produces lightning and thunder, and is often accompanied by heavy rain or hail.
7. a measure of the amount of water vapor in the air.
10. a giant spark of electricity that occurs in the atmosphere.
12. a visible collection of water droplets or ice crystals that float in the atmosphere.