WEATHER

1. form of precipitation that occurs when updrafts in thunderstorms carry raindrops upwards into extremely cold areas of the atmosphere where they freeze into ice
4. contains the "ozone layer"
9. high -level clouds
10. violently rotating column of air touching the ground, usually attached to the base of a thunderstorm
11. form of precipitation consisting of ice pellets, often mixed with rain or snow
12. blowing snow, 35+ MPH winds
13. fairly uniform precipitation of very fine drops of water very close to one another that falls from a cloud
14. the layer in which we livet
16. big "Anvil" type cloud

2. electric discharge that occurs between a positively charged and negatively charged area
3. sounds caused by the rapid expansion of air molecules
5. low sheets or layers
6. moisture condensed from the atmosphere that falls visibly in separate drops
7. storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the caribbean
8. occur along the cold fronts
15. sleet-form of precipitation that occurs when snowflakes partially melt and then refreeze