Across
- 2. cycle, the way water changes and moves in Earth's atmosphere and on land; has no beginning or end
- 11. forms over an ocean & has heavy winds and rain. The center of this is called an "eye."
- 13. formed when warm air rises & cold air fall, which creates turning wind (AKA funnel cloud or twister)
- 14. a tool that measures wind speed
- 15. a manmade instrument that orbits the earth to gather weather data
- 17. pressure, the weight of the air
- 18. precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
- 19. partially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow)
- 20. the amount of water vapor in the air
- 24. a tool that measures air pressure
- 25. Substance going from a liquid to a solid
- 27. clouds, flat, low clouds that stretch across the sky ; usually grey; these clouds usually forecast precipitation
- 28. a measure of the amount of heat energy in the atmosphere
- 29. moisture that falls to the ground from clouds; Examples: rain, sleet, snow, hail
Down
- 1. a prediction of what the weather will be like
- 3. the changing of a liquid to a gas
- 4. clouds, puffy, fluffy clouds that are heaped together; these clouds usually forecast a change in the weather
- 5. pressure, an area where cold air sinks and pushes down on the earth's surface with more pressure
- 6. vane, a tool that shows wind direction
- 7. gauge, a tool that measures precipitation
- 8. clouds that form at ground level
- 9. an area where warm air rises and pushes down on the earth's surface with less pressure
- 10. Substance going from a solid to a liquid
- 12. water from precipitation that flows over the ground into streams, lakes, and oceans
- 16. scientific reasoning based on an observation
- 21. a tool used to measure air temperature
- 22. tool that measures humidity
- 23. the changing of a gas to a liquid
- 26. clouds, clouds that form high in the sky; they are thin & wispy; these clouds usually forecast fair to pleasant weather