Across
- 4. the measurement of air pressure in the atmosphere
- 8. when there is a lack of precipitation over an extended period of time, resulting in water shortage
- 10. winds blowing from the West
- 12. a belt of winds around Earth moving from high pressure zones toward the low pressure at the equator
- 13. when a warm air mass and a cold air mass meet, but neither front has enough energy to push against the other
- 17. a low, gray, often dark cloud that can result in rain, snow, or sleet
- 19. a tool that measures the temperature
- 20. wind that blows from sea to land
- 21. when water falls from clouds in the form of rain, sleet, snow, or hail
- 26. the amount of water vapor in the air
- 27. elevation; especially above sea level or above the Earth’s surface
- 29. a cloud at ground level
- 30. water that has soaked into the surface of Earth and is stored underground
- 31. a weather instrument that measures wind speed
- 34. the angular distance of any object from the equator, measured in degrees
- 35. half of a sphere; the Earth is divided into two (Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere)
- 38. a puffy cloud that appears to rise from a flat bottom
- 39. the force put on a given area by the weight of the air above it
- 42. a weather instrument that shows the direction the wind is coming from
- 43. frozen precipitation in the form of white or translucent ice crystals that fall in soft, white flakes
- 45. wind that blows from land to sea
- 46. a weather instrument that measures rainfall
- 47. the continuous movement of water between the atmosphere and Earth’s surface
Down
- 1. a large, rotating storm with high wind speeds that forms over warm waters in a tropical area
- 2. pellets made of ice and snow; occurs during thunderstorms
- 3. the predominant wind direction
- 5. a process in which plants release water vapor into the air through its leaves
- 6. water in the form of a gas
- 7. a narrow band of air that moves around the Earth at relatively high speeds
- 9. the atmospheric layer closest to Earth’s surface
- 11. the movement of air relative to the surface of the Earth
- 14. a storm with lightning and thunder; produced by cumulonimbus clouds
- 15. winds that begin in the East
- 16. the curving of the path of a moving object caused by Earth’s rotation
- 18. a high altitude cloud with a featherlike shape, made of ice crystals
- 22. a dark cloud with great vertical extent charged with electricity; associated with thunderstorms
- 23. made of water droplets or ice; can happen at any height above the ground
- 24. a process that occurs when energy from the sun turns water into a gas called water vapor
- 25. a weather instrument that measures air pressure
- 28. precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls
- 32. a violently rotating column of air that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground; wind speeds can reach up to 300mph
- 33. a weather instrument that measures relative humidity
- 36. when water vapor in the air cools and changes from a gas to a liquid
- 37. a front where cold air moves in under a warm air mass
- 40. a cloud that forms in a blanketlike layer
- 41. a process in which gravity pulls water down hills and slopes
- 44. a front where warm air moves in over a cold air mass