Weather crossword

6. Temperature at which condensation begins
7. Occurs after rain hits the ground, then it freezes on contact
9. water drops that are about 1000 times the size of a cloud drop.
10. how water falls from clouds
11. Percent of water vapor in the air compared to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a particular temperature
13. Plants: water enters through the roots, travels to the leaves, and released into the air as water vapor
15. Water fall back to Earth’s surface and is temporarily stored in bodies of water

1. Process of water moving between the surface of the Earth and the atmosphere
2. occurs when water vapor changes into liquid water
3. Molecules of liquid water in oceans, lakes, and other bodies of water are heated by the SUn
4. Water that is not soaked into the ground and moves towards bodies of water
5. Animals/People: release water vapor into the air every time they exhale (breathe out)
8. Measure of amount of water vapor in the air
12. Large ice pellets form in cumulonimbus clouds when updrafts of warm air carry rain up so high it freezes and collects snow flakes which melt and add to its size
14. When the air is so cold that water vapor changes directly to ice crystals