Earth and Space Science Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. the pattern of weather in a certain place for a long period of time
  2. 4. a type of cloud that is puffy and rises high in the sky
  3. 5. gas giants are also known as the ________ planets
  4. 6. the path a planet takes around the sun
  5. 11. a type of climate with consistently cold temperatures
  6. 12. a type of climate with four seasons (spring, summer, fall, and winter)
  7. 14. a type of climate with consistently warm temperatures
  8. 15. very high, white feather shaped clouds
  9. 16. clouds that bring rain and thunderstorms
Down
  1. 1. the four planets closest to the Sun are called the ______ planets
  2. 2. a collection of tiny water droplets in the air
  3. 3. a large storm with strong rotation winds and heavy rains
  4. 7. a type of cloud that looks like a blanket in the sky and can bring fog
  5. 8. the changing of a gas to a liquid
  6. 9. a rotating funnel-shaped cloud with wind speeds up to 300 km/hr
  7. 10. the measurement of how hot or cold something is
  8. 11. water that falls to the ground from a cloud
  9. 13. what the air is like at a certain time and place