The Water Cycle

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Across
  1. 2. Half the globe; it can be norther or southern and eastern or western.
  2. 3. This cycle moves water across the planet and throughout the atmosphere.
  3. 7. Evaporation of water out of leaves of plants.
  4. 8. A type of front that is the edge of a warm air mass. Can bring heavy rain.
  5. 9. Type of wind stream that affects the weather of North America.
  6. 10. A type of pressure that deals with the weight of Earth's atmosphere pressing down upon its surface.
  7. 13. One who studies the weather (p. 6).
  8. 14. When water vapor cools and turns into a liquid.
  9. 15. Nino is a warmer than average water in the Eastern side of the ________ ocean. P. 21 in the photos.
  10. 17. Type of cloud that is thin, feathery and very high in the sky; indicate clear weather.
Down
  1. 1. Water that falls as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
  2. 2. In the satellite photo on p. 21, what is occurring?
  3. 4. A device that measures wind speed.
  4. 5. Occurs when liquid water turns into a gas. Also known as water vapor.
  5. 6. Type of cloud that is puffy and low in the sky.
  6. 11. A device that measures air pressure.
  7. 12. Type of clouds that are layered in low level clouds; indicate a chance of rain.
  8. 16. The _______ Stream current is a warm water current that warms the coastal weather of the Southeast coast of the U.S.
  9. 17. A type of front that brings colder air; will also bring a line of showers or thunderstorms.