Across
- 2. Clouds form when water vapor ____
- 4. Clouds are visible because they reflect ____
- 5. Clouds affect ____ on earth
- 6. Cloud condensation ____ are the surfaces on which water droplets condense
- 10. This is the change of state from a liquid to a gas
- 12. ____ lifting can occur when a warm air mass rises over a cold air mass
- 14. This is a feathery type of cloud
- 15. This is a collection of small water droplets or ice crystals that are suspended in the air
- 16. These clouds are made up of ice crystals
- 17. Clouds of ____ development are commonly formed by the rapid lifting of moist, warm air.
- 19. ____ point is the temperature at which the rate of condensation equals the rate of evaporation
- 20. This clouds are often ____
Down
- 1. Low ____ clouds help cool the earth
- 2. This cloud shape is thick and puffy on top
- 3. ____ energy drives the water cycle
- 7. Solar energy does not warm the earth ____
- 8. This cloud shape is thin and flat
- 9. Cirrus clouds form ____ in the atmosphere
- 11. ____ lifting occurs when an obstacle forces a mass of air upward
- 13. ____ Clouds may be made up of ice crystals
- 14. Precipitation that falls has a significant effect on local ____
- 17. Clouds are most commonly made of very large numbers of ___ small droplets
- 18. Water droplets commonly make up these clouds
