Weather Vocabulary!
Across
- 3. – Air that is moving in a certain direction, like wind.
- 6. easterlies - cold winds blowing east to west at the south and north poles
- 7. westerlies - high altitude winds that blow from west to east
- 12. front - when warm and cold air meet but neither one moves
- 13. - half of the earth
- 15. - fluffy clouds
- 17. – One of the four parts of the year (spring, summer, fall, winter) with
- 19. - when a cold front catches up to a warm front, creating snow
- 20. - wispy clouds that are really high up
- 21. – Wind that blows from the land toward the sea.
- 25. – A thick cloud of tiny water droplets near the ground that makes it hardto see.
- 28. - lines on a map that go from east to west
- 29. – A tool used to measure how fast the wind is blowing.
- 30. front - a front that happens when warm air moves over cold air
- 31. – Water that moves in a steady direction in oceans, rivers, or
- 32. – A tool that shows which direction the wind is coming from.
- 34. – An area where the air is lighter and rising, often bringing
- 36. - 1st layer of the atmosphere
- 38. – A large, slow-moving circle of ocean currents in the ocean.
- 39. - measures air pressure
- 40. – A warm ocean current that moves warm water across the Atlantic Ocean toward Europe.
- 41. - 4th layer and hottest of the atmosphere
Down
- 1. – A scientist who studies the weather and makes weather forecasts.
- 2. – The usual weather in a place over a long time.
- 4. – An area where the air is pushing down more, usually bringing
- 5. - lines on a map that go from north to south
- 8. gauge - measures rainfall
- 9. – Water that falls from the sky, like rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
- 10. - big thunder clouds
- 11. front - a front that happens when cold air moves in
- 14. weather.
- 16. - 2nd layer of the atmosphere
- 18. – Wind that blows from the sea toward the land
- 22. – Something that happens every day.
- 23. - 5th layer of the atmosphere/space
- 24. – Air that is moving.
- 26. – What the air is like outside right now, such as sunny, rainy, hot, or cold.
- 27. pressure - the force of air pushing down on the earth
- 30. – How fast the wind is blowing.
- 33. – The main directions on a compass: north, south, east, and west.
- 35. - clouds that blanket the sky
- 37. - 3rd layer of the atmosphere