Across
- 3. a measure of how hot or cold something is
- 4. has fewer hours of daylight and temperatures are cooler
- 8. a tool that points into the wind
- 12. a tool that gathers data about weather
- 13. the rapid movement of rocks and soil down a hill or mountain
- 14. the shaking of Earth’s surface
- 15. a violent, rotating column of air that stretches from the bottom of a thunderstorm to the ground
- 18. study groundwater as it moves through rocks and soil underground
- 20. a tool that measures temperature
- 21. an imaginary line through Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole
- 23. a blanket of gases and tiny bits of dust that surround Earth
- 25. scientists who study the climate
- 26. the force of air pressing down on Earth’s surface
- 27. moving air
Down
- 1. the warmest season
- 2. a tool that measures how much precipitation has fallen
- 5. what the air is like at a certain time and place
- 6. design and build large structures, such as buildings, bridges, and dams
- 7. a natural event, such as a flood, earthquake, or hurricane, that causes great damage
- 9. the coldest season
- 10. a wall built to reduce or prevent flooding in an area
- 11. water that flows over land that is normally dry
- 13. a wall built along the sides of rivers and other bodies of water to prevent them from overflowing
- 16. a metal bar that safely directs lightning into the ground
- 17. the pattern of weather at a certain place over a long period of time
- 19. water that falls to the ground from the atmosphere
- 22. one of the four parts of the year with different weather patterns
- 24. has more hours of daylight and warm temperatures