Across
- 4. flat, white, and may produce mist or drizzle.
- 7. a violent, spinning column of fast winds.
- 8. gas layer in the stratosphere that protects us from the sun's harmful rays.
- 11. the day-to-day conditions of the atmosphere.
- 13. the weight of the air.
- 15. amount of water vapor in the air compared to the amount the air can hold.
- 18. large, white, and puffy clouds.
- 19. a scientist who studies the weather.
- 20. a large body of air.
- 21. ice crystals are blown through clouds repeatedly, get bigger, and fall as balls of ice.
- 23. when a warm air mass runs into a cold air mass.
- 24. ice crystals combine and fall in cold air.
- 25. amount of water vapor in the air.
- 26. an invisible mixture of gasses.
- 28. precipitation that falls as rain and freezes when it hits a cold surface.
- 30. thin and feathery clouds.
- 31. collection of water droplets, ice crystal, and other particles.
- 32. fourth layer of the atmosphere.
Down
- 1. first layer of the atmosphere.
- 2. blanket of air that surrounds the Earth.
- 3. air moving from high pressure to low pressure.
- 5. when a cold air mass runs into a warm air mass.
- 6. a front that doesn't move.
- 9. a small storm with lightning, thunder, heavy rain, and strong wind.
- 10. precipitation type that melts and then freezes in the air.
- 12. rain-bearing clouds.
- 14. the process of moisture falling from the air to the ground.
- 16. the average weather conditions of an area over a long period of time.
- 17. second layer of the atmosphere.
- 22. the area where two air masses meet.
- 25. a large, spiraling storm that forms over warm ocean water.
- 27. ice crystals or water droplets combine, fall, and melt in warm air.
- 29. fifth layer of the atmosphere.
- 33. third layer of the atmosphere.