Weather Terms Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 1. The mixture of gases, which form the atmosphere of the Earth.
- 5. Liquid precipitation in the form of water drops that falls from clouds.
- 7. The season of year that occurs after Summer and before Winter.
- 8. The planet that we live in.
- 9. The shaking or movement of a portion of the Earth's surface.
- 10. Huge, slow moving sheets of ice
- 12. A water substance that is solid.
- 13. A cloud on the ground that reduces visibility.
- 14. Precipitation that is composed of white ice crystals that fall from clouds.
Down
- 1. A layer of gases surrounding a planet. Is broken up into 5 layers.
- 2. Imaginary lines that circle the Earth parallel to the Equator and measure distance north or south of the equator.
- 3. An Instrument that measures air pressure.
- 4. Imaginary lines that circle the Earth from Pole to Pole, measuring distance east or west of the Prime Meridian.
- 6. A light wind.
- 11. A visible collection of tiny water droplets or, at colder temperatures, ice crystals floating in the air above the surface.