Weather Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 6. How much colder the temperature feels in the winter due to the amount of air movement outside (2 words).
  2. 9. The layer of gases that surround Earth's surface and extends over 400 kilometers above the surface.
  3. 10. A type of cloud that looks like fluffy cotton balls. Indicates good weather. Typical in summer.
  4. 13. The average range of temperatures and amount of precipitation over a long period of time in one area.
  5. 14. When something is holding as much of something else that it possibly can (like air holding water vapour).
  6. 16. How much heat is in a substance (like air or water).
  7. 19. A type of cloud that is very tall, dark, and brings intense storms.
  8. 21. When warm gases in the air cool and turn into a liquid.
  9. 23. The temperature and amount of precipitation in an area over a short period of time.
  10. 27. The force that gases apply in all directions to everything on Earth (2 words).
  11. 28. When a liquid heats up enough to turn into a gas.
  12. 30. How much moisture is in the air.
Down
  1. 1. Frozen water that falls from the sky.
  2. 2. A tool for measuring wind speed.
  3. 3. Not quite rain. Not quite hail. Kind of in between the two.
  4. 4. Any type of water that falls from the sky.
  5. 5. A mass of tiny water droplets and ice crystals found in the sky.
  6. 7. How much matter (particles) is contained in a substance (like a solid, a liquid, or a gas).
  7. 8. The study of the weather
  8. 11. The boundary between two air masses (like a warm mass and a cold mass).
  9. 12. A tool for measuring air pressure.
  10. 15. The movement of air particles.
  11. 17. A big area of air which has roughly the same moisture and temperature (2 words).
  12. 18. Clouds near the ground that make it difficult to see. Usually in the early morning or late night.
  13. 20. A gloomy layer of clouds that covers the sky. Usually okay weather, but darker outside.
  14. 22. Used to measure temperature.
  15. 24. A type of cloud that's very high in the sky, thin, and wispy. Often seen during good weather.
  16. 25. Tiny ice particles that fall from the sky.
  17. 26. The movement of cool air into a room through an opening or crack.
  18. 29. A long period of time without precipitation.