Across
- 2. the condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place.
- 4. fluffy,white clouds, usually with flat bottoms, that look like rounded piles of cotton.
- 7. a line on a weather map that joins places that have the same temperature.
- 9. an instrument used to measure changes in air pressure.
- 10. a rapidly whirling, funnel-shaped cloud that reaches down to touch Earth's surface.
- 12. a line on a weather map that joins places that have the same air pressure.
- 13. an instrument used to measure temperature.
- 14. scientists who study the causes of weather and try to predict it.
- 15. an instrument used to measure relative humidity.
- 18. a giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor.
- 19. a small storm often accompanied by heavy precipitation and frequent thunder and lightning.
Down
- 1. a tropical storm that has winds of about 119 kilometers per hour or higher.
- 3. An instrument used to measure precipitation.
- 5. the temperature at which condensation begins.
- 6. an instrument used to measure wind speed.
- 8. the boundary where unlike air masses meet but do not mix.
- 11. any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface.
- 16. amount of water vapor in a given volume of air.
- 17. wispy,feathery clouds made of ice crystals that form at high levels.
- 20. clouds that form in flat layers and often cover much of the sky.
