weather
Across
- 2. the influence of earths rotation on an object that move over earths surface
- 4. a condition of the atmosphere in which the rates of evaporation and condensation are equal
- 5. clouds that look like a sheet over the sky and usually mean precipitation
- 6. puffy white clouds with darker bases usually appear in fair,warm weather
- 8. gasses such as carbon monoxide and methane that absorb and give off infrared radiation
- 10. the outer layer of gases of a large body in space such as a planet or star; a mix of gases that surround the solid earth
- 12. the condition of earths atmosphere at a particular time and place
- 14. liquid water that falls to earth
- 16. rain that has come more acidic than normal due to pollution
- 17. rain rain that freeze's when it hits the ground or another surface and coats the surface with ice
- 18. small pellets of ice that form when rain passes through a layer of cold air and freezes before hitting the ground
Down
- 1. a wind that changes direction with the seasons
- 2. thin wispy clouds that usually mean fair weather or a storm is approaching
- 3. dark puffy clouds means rain is coming or is here
- 7. a wind that flows in the upper troposphere that flow from west to east
- 8. the process by which certain gases in a planets atmosphere that absorb and emit infrared radiation
- 9. winds that travel long distances in steady pattern over several weeks
- 11. a tropical low pressure storm, system with sustained winds of 74mph or more
- 13. layered lumps or ball of ice that fall from cumulonimbus clouds
- 15. a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen and other gases that from the atmosphere