Across
- 2. precipitation that reaches the ground as solid, frozen crystals of water
- 4. the series of natural processes by which water continually moves among oceans, land and the atmosphere
- 7. the atmospheric conditions, along with short-term changes, of a certain place at a certain time
- 9. when the humidity is high there is ___ water vapor in the air
- 10. air pressure is typically measured in this
- 11. the amount of water vapor present in the air compared to the maximum amount of water vapor the air could contain at that temperature
- 14. the force that a column of air applies on the air or a surface below it
- 18. used to measure air pressure
- 19. this refers to air pressure
- 21. a large body of circulating air with high pressure at the center
- 22. the most common precipitation
- 23. the amount of water vapor in the air
- 25. a type of cloud that is wispy and is above 6000 meters
Down
- 1. energy an object has due to its motion
- 2. precipitation that is sometimes called freezing rain
- 3. ___ air contains more water vapor than cold air
- 5. used to measure wind speed
- 6. a type of cloud that is flat and layered that is at 2000 meters
- 8. precipitation that reaches the ground as large pellets of ice
- 12. the temperature at which air is fully saturated because of decreasing temperatures while holding the amount of moisture constant
- 13. a type of cloud that is fluffy and is between 2000 and 6000 meters
- 15. water in liquid or solid fform that falls from the atmosphere
- 16. when air is _____ it contains as much water vapor as possible
- 17. a large body of circulating air with low pressure at the center
- 20. the instrument used to measure relative humidity
- 24. large bodies of air that have uniform temperature, humdity, and pressure