Across
- 2. the weight of the air
- 3. the measure of water vapor in the air
- 7. what happens to the air pressure as you climb in altitude
- 10. a perceived effect that wind speed has on air temperatures (2 words)
- 11. the instruments used to measure air temperatures
- 12. simple device used to measure rainfall totals (2 words)
- 16. the measure of thermal (heat) energy in the air
- 17. shows the direction of the wind (2 words)
- 19. he invented a metric temperature scale
- 20. one thousandth of a bar (pressure unit)
- 21. the science of the atmosphere
- 22. the instrument used to measure humidity changes in the air
Down
- 1. the instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure changes
- 4. he invented the mercurial thermometer
- 5. a wind speedometer
- 6. any form of moisture falling from the atmosphere
- 8. a dry, warm wind will speed this process up
- 9. a device that measures and records daily air temperatures
- 10. the condition of the atmosphere at any given time or place
- 13. type of air that falls
- 14. the most common form of precipitation
- 15. type of air that rises
- 18. the measure that includes both wind speed and direction