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