Across
- 2. movement of a mass of rock, debris, or earth down a slope
- 3. loud rumbling or crashing noise heard after a lightning flash due to the expansion of rapidly heated air
- 5. the process wherein water is released from clouds it the form of rain
- 7. the application of science and technology to predict the conditions of the atmosphere for a given location and time
- 10. a map showing the state of the weather over a large area
- 14. water vapor frozen into ice crystals and falling in light white flakes or lying on the ground as a white layer
- 15. an overflow of water that submerges land that is usually dry
- 18. filled with very tiny water droplets floating in the atmosphere
- 19. refers to the state of the atmosphere over a short period of time and place
- 20. a strong wind carrying clouds of sand with it, especially in a desert.
Down
- 1. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction
- 4. for measuring humidity
- 6. an expert in or student of meteorology; a weather forecaster
- 8. refers to the amount of water vapor in the air
- 9. a violently rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the Earth
- 11. a series of waves caused by earthquakes
- 12. a violent disturbance of the atmosphere with strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow
- 13. used in measuring air temperature
- 16. a rapid flow of snow down a slope
- 17. a government agency responsible for weather monitoring