Across
- 3. when the sun is shining brightly; clear skies and no clouds.
- 4. Precipitation in the form of water
- 5. a severe snowstorm characterized by strong sustained winds and low visibility, lasting for a prolonged period of time—typically at least three or four hours.
- 8. a quick & light rainstorm
- 10. covered with clouds; no sun is visible.
- 13. any form of water falling from the sky
- 15. a violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending to the thunderstorm base.
- 17. overflow of water that submerges land that is usually dry.
- 18. the amount of moisture in the air;
- 20. destructive, violently rotating winds, looking like a funnel-shaped cloud and moving with a large storm system.
Down
- 1. The movement of air, created by how the sun heats the Earth.
- 2. rapidly rotating storm system with a low-pressure center, a closed low-level circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls.
- 6. electric spark discharge in the atmosphere, occurring within a thundercloud
- 7. the force exerted by air, whether compressed or unconfined
- 9. Precipitation in the form of balls or clumps of ice.
- 11. filled with clouds
- 12. precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals.
- 14. a visible collection of particles of water or ice suspended in the air, usually at an elevation above the earth's surface.
- 16. a band of colors found in the sky after a rainfall
- 19. a cloudlike mass or layer of water droplets or ice crystals near the surface of the earth, reducing visibility.