Across
- 3. The study of the phenomena of the atmosphere.
- 5. The visible aggregate of minute water droplets and/or ice particles in the atmosphere above the earths's surface.
- 8. Same as cloud except base of cloud is touching earth's surface.
- 9. The physical process by which a vapor becomes a liquid.
- 10. the action or process of precipitating a substance from a solution.
- 12. In meteorology, atmospheric motions that are predominantly vertical, i.e. usually means upward as opposed to subsidence (downward).
- 13. The statistical collective of weather conditions over a specified period of time
- 14. A measure of the water vapor content of the air.
Down
- 1. The ultimate growth of a cumulus cloud into a mushroom shape, with considerable vertical growth, usually fibrous ice crystal tops, and probably accompanied by lightning, thunder, hail and strong winds.
- 2. Internal energy. A form of energy transferred between systems by virtue of a difference in temperature.
- 4. All the various visible electrical discharges produced by thunderstorms. It can be cloud to cloud, cloud to ground, or cloud to air.
- 6. A period of moisture deficiency, extensive in space and time.
- 7. The unit of speed in the nautical system; a nautical mile per hour. It is equal to 1.15 statute miles per hour.
- 11. The transfer of energy within and through a conductor by means of molecular activity.
- 12. A principal cloud type in the form of individual detached elements, sharp non-fibrous outlines, and vertical development.