Across
- 1. water droplets
- 4. form at very high altitudes where temperatures are very cold. The cold temperatures cause the water to condense into feathery-looking ice crystals.
- 5. pellets of frozen rain which fall in showers from cumulonimbus clouds.
- 6. is the amount of moisture, or water vapor, in the air
- 7. is formed at the boundary between cold and dry air from the North Pole, and warmer, moister air from farther south.
- 12. when water droplets in a cloud combine and get large andheavy, they fall from the sky in the form of ____________.
- 13. precipitation that forms when water vapor freezes
- 14. form in large sheets, usually at low altitudes. Fog is actually a stratus cloud that is really close to the ground.
Down
- 2. refers to the condition in the atmosphere at a given place and time.
- 3. are puffy and located at mid-level to lower elevations. They usually show up on days with nice weather, but really tall and gray ones can cause thunderstorms.
- 4. when water vapor in the air condenses
- 8. swirling vortex of wind
- 9. water falling in drops condensed from vapor in the atmosphere
- 10. someone who studies the atmosphere and predicts weather
- 11. is the result of the air pressure and density differences caused by warm and cool air