Across
- 2. A mass of cool, dry air that brings fair weather
- 7. The process of plants absorbing water through their roots, the water moving up to the leaves, and then evaporating
- 9. Brings LARGE amounts of rain and snow
- 11. Water that flows downhill to rivers, streams, or lakes
- 13. Measures humidity
- 16. Any form of water particles that fall to the earth
- 18. Devices that are launched into space and used to collect data about weather
- 21. Measures wind direction
- 23. The weight of air pressing down on earth
- 24. The continuous movement of water between earthś surface and the air, changing from liquid to gas to liquid
- 25. Brings several days of cloudy, wet weather
- 29. Water in its gaseous state
- 30. Wind that blows from sea to land
- 31. Measures air pressure
- 33. Measures temperature
- 34. The amount of water vapor in the air
- 35. A cool night wind that blows down a mountain slope and replaces the warmer air in the valley
Down
- 1. A cloud that forms in a blanket-like layer
- 3. The process in which a liquid changes into a gas
- 4. Usually brings light rains followed by warmer, humid weather
- 5. A high altitude cloud with a featherlike shape, made of ice crystals
- 6. Wind that blows from land to sea
- 8. Brings heavy rain or snow followed by clear, cool air
- 10. A cloud at ground level
- 12. A cloud that develops upward and brings thunderstorms
- 14. A prediction, using data, about what the weather will be for a period of time in the future
- 15. Measures amount of precipitation
- 17. A mass of warm, moist air that usually brings stormy weather
- 19. The winds from the west that are most responsible for weather in North Carolina
- 20. Strong winds in a narrow stream high in the atmosphere
- 22. A stream of water in the Atlantic Ocean that carries warm water north from the south of Florida
- 26. The process in which a gas changes into a liquid
- 27. Weather patterns over a period of time
- 28. Measures wind speed
- 32. A boundary between air masses with different temperatures