Weather terms
Across
- 3. front boundary where warm air replaces colder air
- 4. most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere
- 5. an instrument that shows wind direction
- 7. rain rain that freezes on contact with cold surfaces
- 8. instrument used to measure temperature
- 9. storm with thunder and lightning
- 11. hard balls of ice that fall from harsh thunderstorms
- 13. any form of water that falls from clouds
- 18. fluffy, white, low level cloud
- 19. line on a weather map connecting equal air pressure
- 21. the process where water vapor becomes liquid
- 23. the process of liquid changing to a vapor
- 24. front boundary where cold air replaces warmer air
- 25. point temperature at which air becomes saturated
- 27. thin, whispy cloud
- 29. severe snowstorm with strong winds and low visibility
- 35. a device used to measure wind speed
- 36. thick, dark cloud that brings rain or snow
Down
- 1. an instrument that measures air pressure
- 2. liquid precipitation formed from cloud droplets
- 6. an instrument that measures moisture in the air
- 10. tropical cyclone with very strong winds
- 12. bright electrical discharge in a storm
- 14. gas people need to breathe
- 15. tall,large cloud that produces thunder and lightning
- 16. overflow of water onto normally dry land
- 17. violent, rotating column of air touching the ground
- 20. low gray, sheet like cloud
- 22. frozen precipitation made of ice crystals
- 26. movement of air from high to low pressure
- 28. small pellets of ice that fall from storms
- 30. gauge a tool that measures how much rain has fallen
- 31. front boundary between two air masses that is not moving a lot
- 32. humidity the amount of water vapor in the air compared to how much it can hold
- 33. low lying cloud that reduces visibility.
- 34. prolonged period with no water