Earth's Weather

1. individual crystals clump together as they fall form ___
2. giant whirling storms accompanied destructive winds
5. the ___ stage is when the thunderstorm actually happens
8. another name for the water cycle is called the ____ cycle
10. The cylinder of thick whirling clouds and rain that surround the eye of the hurricane
11. the ___ stage is the stage when the thunderstorm starts to disappear
12. The center of the hurricane, a region of very low pressure a few miles wide about which the storm rotates
14. snow and rain are examples of ____

1. the combination of the low pressure bulge, the wind pushed water and the waves produce elevated water levels called
3. the most common storms in the atmosphere are ____
4. layered balls of ice that form in strong thunderstorms are called __
6. a current of rising air that may be triggered by convection
7. the air in the vicinity of the channel expands explosively due to the heat forming a shock wave of sound called __
9. an abrupt discharge of electricity through the air
10. the process when liquid or ocean water forms into gas
13. drizzle is sometimes called ___
15. a narrow funnel of powerful rapidly whirling winds, usually created by severe thunderstorm