Across
- 2. a large amount of water spilling onto land that is usually dry
- 8. a weather tool that measures air pressure
- 9. anything that has mass and takes up space
- 10. the amount of matter in an object
- 13. a cyclone or severe rotating tropical storm that produces high winds and severe rain
- 15. the layer of the atmosphere above the thermosphere
- 16. an atmospheric gas whose amount changes based on the environment
- 18. an instrument that measures thermal energy as temperature
- 19. severe weather that results from cold air flowing under a warm humid air mass over land
- 22. the mixture of gases surrounding Earth
- 23. the layer of the atmosphere above the stratosphere
- 24. less-than-normal amount of rain or snow over a long period of time
Down
- 1. a rapidly rotating destructive column of air that extends from the clouds to the ground
- 3. the force exerted on a surface by the mass of the air above it
- 4. precipitation in the form of small balls of ice
- 5. a gas in the atmosphere for which the relative amount stays constant
- 6. out-of-the-ordinary and extreme weather conditions
- 7. a variable property of weather
- 11. the layer of gases surrounding a planet or star
- 12. the layer of the atmosphere where weather happens
- 14. a severe storm with low temps strong winds and extreme snow
- 17. the layer of the atmosphere above the troposphere where the ozone layer is
- 20. the layer of the atmosphere above the mesosphere
- 21. a bright flash of light caused by an electric discharge between two clouds or from a cloud to Earth