Across
- 4. When a cold front or warm front stops moving (2 words, no spaces)
- 5. This effect explains why one side of a mountain is dry while the other is wet (2 words, no spaces)
- 9. Weather tool that measures the amount of pressure in the air
- 12. Plants contribute to the water cycle through this process from their leaves
- 13. The forward edge of an advancing mass of cold air (2 words, no spaces)
- 15. This process moves heat in circular motions and creates wind patterns when air rises and sinks
- 18. Weather tool that measures the humidity in the air
- 19. This climate zone has four distinct seasons and moderate temperatures
- 21. Wispy, high clouds made of ice crystals that don't bring precipitation
- 22. Low, flat clouds that cover the sky and bring light rain all day
- 24. Human-made place on Earth's surface that stores water
- 25. Weather tool that measures the direction of the wind (2 words, no spaces)
- 28. Weather patterns in an area over a long period of time
- 33. This type of pressure is low during stormy weather and high during sunny weather
- 35. This measurement determines how far you are from the equator and greatly affects climate
- 36. What do rain, snow, sleet, and hail all have in common? They are types of this
- 38. Weather tool that measures wind speed
- 39. Air masses that form over land are called this type, making them dry
- 40. Forms when water vapor changes directly to ice crystals on cold surfaces
- 43. Large spinning storms that form over warm ocean water and can cause widespread damage
- 46. Air masses that form over oceans are called this type, making them moist
- 48. Large volume of air mostly uniform in temperature and moisture (2 words, no spaces)
- 49. When ice changes directly to water vapor without melting first
Down
- 1. Slow-moving sheet of ice formed from collected runoff water over many years
- 2. The closer you are to this imaginary line, the warmer your climate will be
- 3. The higher this measurement, the colder the temperature becomes
- 6. The system that contains all of Earth's water
- 7. Water droplets that form when water vapor condenses on surfaces, usually seen in early morning
- 8. The amount of water vapor present in the air
- 10. Fast air current that flows from west to east around the globe (2 words, no spaces)
- 11. The conditions in a place's atmosphere such as warm, cold, sunny, rainy, or snowy
- 12. Weather instrument used to measure temperature
- 14. This side of a mountain receives more rainfall because it faces the wind
- 16. A quick and destructive change in the environment not caused by people (2 words, no spaces)
- 17. This continuous process has no beginning or end and connects all water on Earth (2 words, no spaces)
- 20. The boundary between two different air masses
- 23. Precipitation formed when ice crystals are blown up and down in clouds, creating layers
- 26. Process when liquid water turns into water vapor using the sun's energy
- 27. The Gulf Stream is an example of this, which affects coastal climates (2 words, no spaces)
- 29. The transition zone where a warm air mass replaces a cold air mass (2 words, no spaces)
- 30. This process is the opposite of evaporation and forms clouds
- 31. This climate zone near the equator is hot and humid year-round
- 32. Rapidly spinning column of air that can reach speeds up to 480kph
- 34. Water that cannot soak into the ground and flows downhill
- 37. Underground storage of freshwater that people can access with wells
- 41. The amount of salt in water
- 42. Low, white, puffy clouds that can bring thunderstorms when filled with water
- 44. Weather tool that measures the amount of precipitation that has fallen (2 words, no spaces)
- 45. Raindrops that freeze before hitting the ground
- 47. This climate zone near Earth's ends is cold year-round